National Algae Association Applauds DOE Funding To Support Advanced Biofuels

NAA is pleased that the Department of Energy is moving towards commerical development of advanced biofuels in its most recent Funding Opportunity Announcement, DE-FOA-0000467.
 
March 31, 2011 - PRLog -- "After months of reminding the Department of Energy, and specifically National Renewable Energy Laboratory, that their mission includes 'research, development, demonstration and deployment', the National Algae Association is pleased to provide the following information regarding DE-FOA-0000467, with a reminder that, in order to be eligible for funding, an entity 'must be an institution of higher education or a consortium including one such institution of higher education'.   While this is not going to get us the hundreds and thousands of acres of production that we desperately need, at least we're not funding more research" commented NAA Executive Director Barry Cohen.

"To support the goal announced by President Obama on March 30, 2011 to reduce America's oil imports by one-third by 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will be accepting applications for $12 million in funding for laboratory or small pilot-scale projects that support the development of advanced biofuels. Successful projects will develop technologies that will be able to replace refinery feedstocks or directly replace gasoline, diesel, or jet fuels without requiring modifications to vehicles or fueling infrastructure. These projects will continue to accelerate innovations in the renewable biofuels industry as part of the Obama Administration's efforts to build a cleaner, safer, and more secure energy future for America that ultimately breaks our dependence on foreign oil and moves our nation toward a clean energy economy that creates jobs and boosts U.S. competitiveness.

The funding opportunity will provide up to $12 million over the next three to four years to support as many as five projects. These investments are for research and development of technologies that will support the production of gasoline, diesel, and/or jet fuels from biomass. Each selectee will utilize biomass materials such as woody biomass, and corn stover in thermochemical conversion processes known as gasification and pyrolysis. Gasification breaks down biomass using heat to produce synthesis gas, which can then be used to produce liquid fuels and chemicals. Pyrolysis also uses heat to break down biomass into liquids that may be upgraded to produce liquid fuels and chemicals. This R&D will leverage existing work and should result in commercially available technologies or processes.  

A description of the solicitation, eligibility requirements, and application instructions can be found on the FedConnect website under Reference Number DE-FOA-0000467. Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov by no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on May 5, 2011" (EERE News).

For inquiries about consortium possibilities, interested parties can contact National Algae Association at info@nationalalgaeassociation.com.

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NAA's mission is to fast track commercialization of algae as an alternative fuel to reduce US dependency on foreign oil and to create jobs in the US by putting algae researchers, algae growers, farmers and producers, and equipment manufacturers together
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