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ASU and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey have announced that the university will lead a multiyear Arizona Water Innovation Initiative to provide immediate, actionable and evidence-based solutions to ensure that Arizona will continue to thrive with a secure future water supply. The state will make a $40 million investment in ASU for the initiative, which will build upon and leverage the
Climate change has produced a megadrought that has reduced water in the Colorado River, which was already overallocated to the seven states in its basin. ASU’s experts on water don’t have a crystal ball, but based on their deep expertise and today's science, here are their opinions on what the future of water might look like in Arizona.
Wastewater treatment plants produce the greenhouse gases methane and carbon dioxide, which they typically squander by burning.Now, researchers are partnering with a Mesa plant to study how to repurpose such biogas byproducts to grow algae and make useful products."If it really works, they could then enhance the quality of the biogas and even generate more value by growing the
In the Sonoran Desert, water — even wastewater — is a precious resource. ASU researchers are putting sewage to use to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a variety of valuable products.
Humble microalgae may seem minor at first glance, but when optimally farmed and converted into biofuels, the potential of this renewable resource to combat climate change is anything but