We just had a paper accepted by the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. It’s about multi-objective tradeoffs that emerge when co-locating algae cultivation with existing municipal wastewater treatment facilities. In theory, algae could help sequester nitrogen and phosphorus from waste streams, potential avoiding fertilizer costs and reducing pressure on downstream TMDLs. But from there it gets a little complicated…
Kern, J.D., Gorelick, D.E., Characklis, G.W., Macklin, C.M. (in press). “Multi-Objective Optimal Siting of Algal Biofuel Production with Municipal Wastewater Treatment in Watersheds with Nutrient Trading Markets.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.