Aquatic species project report: FY 1991

Technical Report · Tue Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10156571· OSTI ID:10156571

Brown, L M ^[1]; Sprague, S ^[2]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
2. USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

This report summarizes the progress and research accomplishments of the Aquatic Species Project, which is managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the US Department of Energy. The project is focused on applying genetic engineering techniques to enhance the lipid, or oil, production of microalgae. Those lipids can be extracted and processed into high-energy liquid fuels such as diesel. Because microalgae require carbon dioxide, a major ``greenhouse`` gas, as a nutrient, project researchers also study the role that microalgae could play in a possible global climate change mitigation strategy.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 10156571
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--422-4641; ON: DE92010585
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ALGAE
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AQUATIC SPECIES PROGRAM
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS
BIOMASS PLANTATIONS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CLIMATIC CHANGE
DIESEL FUELS
DNA
DNA-CLONING
GENETIC ENGINEERING
GENETICS
LIPIDS
LIQUID FUELS
METABOLIC ACTIVATION
MICROALGAE
PRODUCTION
PROGRESS REPORT
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES