ARARAT - Ararat Rural City Council will commence a trial which could pave the way for a biodiesel plant to be established in Ararat in the future.

The trial, which council hopes to commence by the end of the month, involves algae being grown to produce oil which is then transformed into biodiesel, a fuel which can be used on its own or blended with traditional diesel.

A series of six, 30 square metre ponds will be established on a trial site at NMIT, containing different varieties of local algae collected from local streams, dams and lakes
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