Green Car Congress: DOE awarding $22 million for algal fuel and biomass feedstock supply chain projects

Green Car Congress: DOE awarding $22 million for algal fuel and biomass feedstock supply chain projects

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced more than $22 million in new investments to help develop cost-competitive algae fuels and streamline the biomass feedstock supply chain for advanced biofuels. Moniz was speaking at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Biomass 2013 conference.

Nearly $16.5 million goes to four projects intended to boost the productivity of sustainable algae, while cutting capital and operating costs of commercial-scale production. (...)