Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awards $1.5M for next-gen biodiesel

June 7, 2011 |

In Ghana, Colombia University professor Kartik Chandran has won a $1.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to produce biodiesel and methane from human waste in the capital city of Accra using the “Next-Generation Urban Sanitation Facility” he has developed. The idea is to provide local communities with access to affordable fuel while reducing environmental and public health impacts of improperly treated waste.

Category: Research

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