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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LX0665224
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Developing a competitive H2 production suystem based on engineered cells of green algae. The depletion of oil reserves and the effects of global warming make the development of new, clean, sustainable fuel production systems critically important. This frontier technology has the ability to drive solar-powered hydrogen production from water. Extending the system to marine algal cells provides the possibility of coupling clean fuel production with water purification as the product of H2 combustion is pure water. We have already engineered green algae that produce H2 from H2O at a rate ~1000% higher than the Wild-type and through this project will incorporate further improvements with the aim of developing a competitive H2 production system.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2006
End Date: 09-2007
Funding Scheme: Linkage - International
Funding Amount: $140,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Other Industrial Biotechnology | Industrial Biotechnology | Gene Expression | Global Change Biology |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Energy storage and distribution | Renewable energy | Renewable energy not elsewhere classified (e.g. geothermal)
