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Researchers modify camelina to produce highest levels yet in transgenic plant oil of novel lipid acetyl-TAG; biofuel and industrial use

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As reported in a paper in Plant Biotechnology Journal , this successful metabolic engineering and subsequent field production of the modified camelina crop marked the highest accumulation of the unusual oil achieved so far in transgenic plants. hydroxyl, epoxy, etc.).

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The RII Track-2 awards support research while also requiring award recipients to invest in developing a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce—particularly of early-career faculty researchers. Montana State University. Murray State University. University of Southern Mississippi.

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USDA to award $25M for R&D for next-generation biofuels

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Awardees must pursue projects that integrate science and engineering research in three areas: feedstocks development, biofuels and biobased products development, and biofuels and bioproducts development analysis. The following projects have been selected for awards: Kansas State University, $5,078,932.

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Rice study shows algae monocultures for biofuel stably grown in open reactors fed by municipal wastewater

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Results of a 14-week study by Rice University researchers suggest that algae monocultures for biofuel feedstock can be grown in open tank bioreactors using municipal wastewater as a nutrient source. For instance, the algae in the Rice study was four times more effective at removing phosphorous than were the algae in a Kansas study.

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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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The potential benefits of this research range from decreasing oil consumption to increasing options for American farmers. Bartley, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Eric Beers, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg. Braun, University of Missouri, Columbia. Luca Comai, University of California, Davis.

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USDA and DOE award $47M in RD grants for biofuel, bioenergy and biobased product projects

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Awardees must pursue projects that integrate science and engineering research in three areas: feedstocks development, biofuels and biobased products development, and biofuels development analysis. University of Florida , Gainesville, Fla., University of Kansas Center for Research , Lawrence, Kan., Exelus, Inc.

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DOE Selects 15 Projects Aimed at Secure CO2 Underground Storage

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Geologic storage is currently focused on five types of formations:(1) depleted oil and gas reservoirs, (2) deep saline formations, (3) unmineable coal seams, (4) oil- and gas-rich organic shales, and (5) basalts. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, Calif.) Clemson University (Clemson, S.C.)

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