Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150100740

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150100740

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Bioengineering High Efficiency Solar Driven H2 Production. The project aims to bio-engineer high-efficiency microalgae cell-lines that can drive solar powered H2 production from water. It plans to do so by increasing proton and electron supply to the H2-producing hydrogenase. It builds on patented cell lines that have enhanced light capture efficiency and H2 production capabilities. The aim of this project is to increase the efficiency of the last stage of the process (three fold) in a major step in developing economic solar-fuel systems. National benefits include the development of advanced microalgae fuels systems to increase future fuel security, reduce CO2 emissions and assist with regional development.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 31-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $443,900.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Plant Biology | Environmental Technologies | Systems Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Hydrogen Production from Renewable Energy | Biofuel (Biomass) Energy | Climate Change Adaptation Measures |

Other Keywords

Biofuel (Biomass) Energy | Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Environmental Technologies | Hydrogen Production from Renewable Energy | Plant Biology | Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Systems Biology

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