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NSF Awards NCSU Team $2M For Research on Deriving Drop-in Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels from Algae

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Our goal is to optimize this technology so that it is cost-competitive, renewable, can be produced domestically and is environmentally friendly. —Dr. The $2 million grant is part of the federal stimulus package and comes from NSF’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program. Dunaliella. Source: Texas A&M.

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