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General Atomics to develop algae-derived jet fuel

San Diego, USA - A deal worth 43 million dollars

San Diego-based General Atomics (GA) was awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop scalable processes for the cost-effective large-scale production of algae triglyceride oil and an algae-derived JP-8 jet fuel surrogate. The contract has a total value of up to $43M if all phases of the development program are completed. GA will lead a team of university...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1098790
Rome, Italy, 01/21/2009 17:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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