Transportation Fuels

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced up to $20 million in funding to develop technologies to quantify feedstock-related emissions at the field level.

ACCELERATING SORGHUM BREEDING WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES UPDATED: December 16, 2017PROJECT TITLE: Consortium for Advanced Sorghum Phenomics (CASP)PROGRAM: Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA)AWARD: $7,033,003

LOW-COST ROBOT FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT UPDATED: January 29, 2018PROJECT TITLE: TERRA Mobile Energy-Crop Phenotyping Platforms (MEPP)PROGRAM: Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA)AWARD: $5,100,000PROJECT TEAM: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Lead), Cornell University, and Signetron, Inc.PROJECT TERM: October 2015 – December 2019

AUTOMATED SORGHUM PHENOTYPING PLATFORMS UPDATED: December 21, 2017PROJECT TITLE: Automated Sorghum Phenotyping and Trait Development PlatformPROGRAM: Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA)AWARD: $6,662,287PROJECT TEAM: Purdue University, IBM, University of QueenslandPROJECT TERM: August 2015 – August 2018PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): Mitch Tuinstra

Every year, DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) welcomes thousands of energy innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and government professionals to its Energy Innovation Summit. Among all the world-class speakers, panelists, and networking opportunities, the can’t-miss star of the Summit is the Technology Showcase, where nearly 300 exhibitors show the world the future of American energy innovation.

LOW-COST ROBOTICS FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT UPDATED: December 14, 2017PROJECT TITLE: Biofuel Organism Observation Science and Technology (BOOST)PROGRAM: Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA)AWARD: $6,149,998TEAM: Clemson University, Carnegie Mellon University, Near Earth Autonomy, Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterTERM: September 2015 – September 2018

OILCANE: AN IDEAL BIOENERGY FEEDSTOCK UPDATED: FEBRUARY 6, 2017PROJECT TITLE: Engineering Hydrocarbon Biosynthesis and Storage Together with Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency into the SaccharinaePROGRAM: Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO)AWARD: $6,479,275PROJECT TEAM: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) (Lead), University of Florida, University of Nebraska, and Brookhaven National Laboratory

FLAT, MODULAR TANK TECHNOLOGY FOR NATURAL GAS UPDATED: DECEMBER 28, 2016PROJECT TITLE: Low Cost Hybrid Materials and Manufacturing for Conformable CNG TanksPROGRAM: Methane Opportunities for Vehicular Energy (MOVE)AWARD: $4,299,964PROJECT TEAM: United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), Oak Ridge National LabPROJECT TERM: October 2012 – March 2016PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): Dr. Ellen Sun

ENGINEERING THE OPTIMIZED BIOFUEL CROP  UPDATED:  JANUARY 10, 2017PROJECT TITLE: Jet Fuel From Camelina Sativa: A Systems Approach | Developing a Dedicated High-Value Biofuels CropPROGRAM: Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO)AWARD: $8,556,904  | $3,751,152PROJECT TEAM: Otherlab, Inc. (Lead)

ENGINEERING THE OPTIMIZED BIOFUEL CROP  UPDATED:  JANUARY 10, 2017PROJECT TITLE: Jet Fuel From Camelina Sativa: A Systems Approach | Developing a Dedicated High-Value Biofuels CropPROGRAM: Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO)AWARD: $8,556,904  | $3,751,152PROJECT TEAM: North Carolina State University (Lead); Metabolix  | University of Massachusetts (Lead); Washington State University; Metabolix