The US Department of Agriculture and Department of Energy announced in early May $47 million in awards for eight research and development projects to support production of biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products from a variety of biomass sources. The projects are funded through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative. Grant recipients are required to contribute a minimum of 20% of matching funds for R&D projects and 50% for demonstration projects. Here are the projects: Cellana LLC, $5,521,173. Cellana will work to develop a protein supplement from algae as a byproduct of algal biofuels production, by demonstrating its nutritional and… Login to continue

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