DOE places emphasis on algae development
December 9, 2009
The U.S. DOE is developing a National Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap to assess the current state of algae technology and determine how to commercialize algae-to-biofuel processes. The agency intends to focus on developing advanced drop-in biofuels, such as those that are being developed from algae, in a more accelerated fashion than cellulosic ethanol.
According to Valerie Reed of the DOE's Office of Energy Effeciency and Renewable Energy, the DOE is seeking to develop algae-to-biofuels pilot-scale demonstration facilities within 10 years. The agency has already dedicated $50 million toward this development and hopes to learn from some of the mistakes made in developing cellulosic ethanol. "Cellulosic ethanol was done in a piecemeal fashion, and this consortia concept is meant to bring together all the experts necessary, with some key targets in mind," she said.
According to Valerie Reed of the DOE's Office of Energy Effeciency and Renewable Energy, the DOE is seeking to develop algae-to-biofuels pilot-scale demonstration facilities within 10 years. The agency has already dedicated $50 million toward this development and hopes to learn from some of the mistakes made in developing cellulosic ethanol. "Cellulosic ethanol was done in a piecemeal fashion, and this consortia concept is meant to bring together all the experts necessary, with some key targets in mind," she said.
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