A Look Back at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Aquatic Species Program: Biodiesel from Algae

http://www.nrel.gov/docs/legosti/fy98/24190.pdf

From 1978 to 1996, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fuels Development funded a program to
develop renewable transportation fuels from algae. The main focus of the program, know as the Aquatic
Species Program (or ASP) was the production of biodiesel from high lipid-content algae grown in ponds,
utilizing waste CO2 from coal fired power plants. Over the almost two decades of this program,
tremendous advances were made in the science of manipulating the metabolism of algae and the
engineering of microalgae algae production systems.

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Date Of Record Release	2009-10-22 12:59:07
Description	From 1978 to 1996, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fuels Development funded a program to develop renewable transportation fuels from algae. The main focus of the program, know as the Aquatic Species Program (or ASP) was the production of biodiesel from high lipid-content algae grown in ponds, utilizing waste CO2 from coal fired power plants. Over the almost two decades of this program, tremendous advances were made in the science of manipulating the metabolism of algae and the engineering of microalgae algae production systems.
Classification	Energy -- Energy Sources - Bio/Geo Energy -- Renewable Energy Sources
Resource Type	Guide/Report/Fact sheet
Format	Text
Subject	Biodiesel fuels Biofuels Algae
Source	Biodiesel Sustainability
Keyword	Biofuels, Algae
Selector	Offley
Date Of Record Creation	2009-10-22 12:53:33
Education Level	Technician/Professional/Faculty
Date Last Modified	2010-08-24 16:38:35
Creator	John Sheehan, Terri Dunahay, John Benemann, Paul Roessler
Language	English

Date Record Checked: 2009-10-22 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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