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DARPA awards $35m bio jet fuel research contract |
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Written by Giles Clark, London
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Wednesday, 08 April 2009 |
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A contract to produce fully compatible jet fuel from cellulose has been awarded to Logos Technologies, Inc. by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The initial phase of the project will last about 18 months and is worth $19.6 million however, if all phases of the contract are completed it could last a full 36 months and be worth some $35 million.
Logos Technologies CEO, Dr. Greg Poe said, "While fully compatible jet fuel produced from cellulose offers many advantages over other sources, its production demands more complicated processing than do current biofuel-production approaches. An important focus of the DARPA effort is to produce fuel at a cost that is attractive relative to other renewable alternatives, a goal that can be achieved better with our process, which can also produce diesel fuel and automotive gasoline." Logos is prime contractor for the project but it is envisaged that a team of 21 organizations from nine states will eventually be brought together under its umbrella. The team will be lead by Dr. Mike Mulqueen from the company's Energy Systems Division. |
