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As part of our Directed Research Programme the Carbon Trust is currently assessing the investment case to support the development and commercialisation of algal bioenergy systems technologies that have the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
The Carbon Trust held an Algal Bioenergy Systems Workshop in Central London on the 23rd April 2008. The aims of the workshop were to gauge UK capacity and appetite for algal bioenergy systems research and development, stimulate debate via a series of presentations and facilitated discussions, generate new ideas, and create prospective partnerships for collaborative technology development as part of a value chain. You can view the presentations from the workshop by following the links on the right of this page.
We will use the outcomes of the workshop and a parallel scoping study to determine the case for investment in algal bioenergy systems research and development. If a strong case can be made, we will invest £1.5-2m in algal bioenergy systems projects over the next 1-3 years as part of our Bioenergy Directed Research Programme.
We plan to provide this funding using a Directed Research Grants scheme that we have called the Algae Fuels Initiative. Because the Algae Fuels Initiative would be a grant funding scheme, the Carbon Trust would make no claim on the intellectual property owned or produced by the projects involved.
If we proceed with the Algae Fuels Initiative the call for proposals will be announced in June 2008. Further details will be provided on this web page in due course, so please check back frequently.
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