Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization (CAB-COMM) Final Report

Mayfield, Stephen P.

doi:10.2172/1234700

Title: Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization (CAB-COMM) Final Report

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The Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization (CAB-Comm) was established in 2010 to conduct research to enable commercial viability of alternative liquid fuels produced from algal biomass. The main objective of CAB-Comm was to dramatically improve the viability of algae as a source of liquid fuels to meet US energy needs, by addressing several significant barriers to economic viability. To achieve this goal, CAB-Comm took a diverse set of approaches on three key aspects of the algal biofuels value chain: crop protection; nutrient utilization and recycling; and the development of genetic tools. These projects have been undertaken as collaboration between six academic institutions and two industrial partners: University of California, San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography; University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Rutgers University; University of California, Davis; Johns Hopkins University; Sapphire Energy; and Life Technologies.

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Mayfield, Stephen P. ^[1]

Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2015

Research Org.:: Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1234700

Report Number(s):: EE0003373

DOE Contract Number:: EE0003373

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 09 BIOMASS FUELS; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; Algae; Algae Biotechnology; Algal Biofuels; Genetic Tools; Crop Protection; Nutrient Utilization; Life Cycle Assessment

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