Yesterday the Energy Department announced $3.5 million for an algae project aimed at accelerating the development of sustainable, affordable algal biofuels. This research project supports the Department’s goal of producing 2,500 gallons of algal biofuel feedstock per acre per year by 2018, an important milestone toward...
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A study conducted by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and released last week by its service bureau found that the direct, indirect, and induced economic impact of the algae biotechnology research and manufacturing industry generates a total of approximately 1,020 total jobs, $80...
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A new report issued by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) ranked programs at UC San Diego as the two best in the country for algal biofuels research, including Scripps Institution of Oceanography as top in the nation. An external group of experts from industry,...
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Two major announcements out of San Diego this week put the region's biofuel industry in the spotlight. On Dec. 10, the Navy chose the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy in San Diego to announce their joint "Farm to Fleet" venture with the U.S. Department...
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