UNE researchers study whether, for energy sector, kelp is on the way

SUN JOURNAL • May 20, 2021

University of New England researchers are operating a kelp farm in Saco Bay to study how best to grow kelp in the open ocean, with an eye toward producing biofuel if it can be grown efficiently at a large enough scale. The study, in its second year of three years, is funded by a $1.3 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.