Joint US/Japan Project for Better Biofuels
January 20, 2012| |
The US National Science Foundation and the Japan Science and Technology Agency have funded a new initiative on biofuels that will be conducted in University of California Davis in the US and the University of Tokyo, Japan. The research amounting to $12 million will look deeply into the various metabolites that the algae produce that could lead to breakthrough approaches for increasing biofuel production and reducing pesticide use.
"These grants and this mutually beneficial partnership between UC Davis and the University of Tokyo will drive biofuel innovation for years to come," said Congressman Mike Thompson (D-California). "Biofuels are not only good for our environment, they also reduce our dependency on foreign oil and help our economy by spurring green job creation."
Details on this news can be viewed at http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10082
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