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Springfield is set to become the home of the world’s largest carbon capture research program at City Water Light and Power (CWLP).
The $67 million project is in partnership with the University of Illinois, and researchers will work to prove that carbon dioxide released by CWLP can be captured, instead of released into the air.
Now, there’s a plan for what to do with that captured carbon. It will be used to grow algae, which can then be converted into food for livestock. Algae ponds will be constructed at CWLP, and will operate for 2.5 years.
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