Thought MFK might find this interesting. Now, we just gotta figure out a way to use it to power our tank equipment! 
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon company has teamed up with an East Coast engineer who has figured out how to generate cheap, clean electricity from duckweed -- which grows on ponds and other still or slow-moving bodies of water.
The Mail Tribune reports that Pacific Domes of Ashland, a global marketer of geodesic domes, is now selling BioEnergy Domes developed by Rudy Behrens, an aerospace engineer.
They say their patented system is capable of producing a megawatt of electricity for the same price as coal or nuclear energy -- and significantly cheaper than wind or solar. The systems can power a single home or be expanded for a municipal utility.
The fast-growing biomass that makes the project viable is duckweed, a common sight on Lithia Park ponds in Ashland every summer.
http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/mar/13/ore-company-uses-duckweed-to-generate-electricity/
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon company has teamed up with an East Coast engineer who has figured out how to generate cheap, clean electricity from duckweed -- which grows on ponds and other still or slow-moving bodies of water.
The Mail Tribune reports that Pacific Domes of Ashland, a global marketer of geodesic domes, is now selling BioEnergy Domes developed by Rudy Behrens, an aerospace engineer.
They say their patented system is capable of producing a megawatt of electricity for the same price as coal or nuclear energy -- and significantly cheaper than wind or solar. The systems can power a single home or be expanded for a municipal utility.
The fast-growing biomass that makes the project viable is duckweed, a common sight on Lithia Park ponds in Ashland every summer.
http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/mar/13/ore-company-uses-duckweed-to-generate-electricity/
