Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Algae-Based Jet Fuels for Military Use Research Won Multi-Million-dollar Contracts from DRAPA

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DARPA is seeking an algae-based alternative to the JP-8 fuel used by the US Air Force. Such an alternative could also be used to streamline fuel supplies for Army vehicles, according to the publication Defense Industry Daily.

Investigating ways to make algae-based jet fuels both technically and commercially feasible will be Science Applications International Corp., which was awarded a $14.9 million contract, and General Atomics, which won a $19.9 million for research to be conducted in cooperation with the Scripps Institutions of Oceanography, Arizona State University, Blue Sun Biodiesel, Texas A&M AgriLIFE, UOP, Hawaii Bio Energy, the University of North Dakota’s Energy and Environmental Research Center and Utah State University.

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