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Energy Department Announces $8 Million In Funding For Algae-Based
Biofuel Projects
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
On December 15, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a
funding opportunity announcement (FOA) of up to $8 million dollars,
subject to appropriations, for innovative technologies that assist in
the advancement of algae bioenergy and bioproducts. The FOA consists of
two topic areas, including strain improvement for the development of
enhanced algal strains, and algae cultivation biology improvement for
the development of increased areal productivity and biofuel yield.
The objective of the FOA titled “Productivity Enhanced Algae and
Tool-Kits” is to double the current state of seasonal algal biomass
productivities by overcoming species-specific, ecological, and practical
challenges and to improve algal productivity and biomass composition
using breakthroughs in advanced biology and biology-based tools.
Selected projects will include techno-economic and life-cycle analyses
of their proposed approaches to aid commercialization, and data sharing
with the research and development community to accelerate future
innovations. Concept papers are due by January 13, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.
(EST) and full applications are due by February 22, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.
(EST).