‘Super cool’ project turns Lake Bonnet’s algae into jet fuel

The water in Lake Bonnet isn’t supposed to be the murky green of an exotic cocktail. And it might not be in the future, if an innovative algae-harvesting project works as expected.

The city is nearly halfway through an eight-month test of cutting-edge algae harvesting equipment from Texas-based AECOM.

Tanks, pumps and pipes are set up near the northeast bank of Lake Bonnet, steps away from the Bonnet Springs Park nature center…

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