Whitefish, Mont.-Algae Aqua-Culture Technology has received a $350,000 federal stimulus grant for a commercial-scale greenhouse system that will grow algae to break down wood waste for an organic fertilizer. The algal system will also produce methane through anaerobic digestion of the waste wood, which will be used for mechanical power at a Columbia Falls, Mont., sawmill. The company says the digester will be installed at the Stoltze Lumber Co.’s mill, a long-time, family-owned wood products company. The American Forest & Paper Assn. has found that an estimated 50 million dry tons of forest and wood-related supplies are available to bioenergy users. The grant will allow Algae-Aqua to begin construction on what is expected to be a 5,550-square-foot addition.
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