Algae Testbed Public-Private Partnership (ATP3) – a RAFT Partnership Award Number: DE-EE0005996 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B5.15 Bioenergy Technology Office Date: 01/16/2014 Location(s): AZ Office(s): Golden Field Office
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Algae Testbed Public-Private Partnership (ATP3) – a RAFT Partnership
Award Number: DE-EE0005996
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B5.15
Bioenergy Technology Office
Date: 01/16/2014
Location(s): AZ
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University (ASU) to advance sustainable algal production. DOE funding would be used to establish the Algae Testbed Public-Private Partnership (ATP3) that would create a sustainable network of regional Testbeds that accelerate innovation, dissemination, and supports the growth of the emerging algal fuels industry.
Activities at the Florida Algae site would include production, storage, processing, and dispensing of non-GMO micro-algae strains, media and related equipment in the laboratory and outdoor field site testing. The project would involve the cultivation of marine and freshwater algal species at scales of up to 8,000 liters. Overall usage is not expected to exceed 10,000 liters per month. Water sources include the natural seawater source available at the FIT’s Marine Research Facility and the municipal water source (for fresh water cultivation). The project is expected to produce at most 10 kilograms of algae a month. Cultures and algae would be disposed of in accordance with FIT Environmental Health and Safety Department (EHS) policies and procedures. The activities proposed are of similar scale and scope to those already occurring and permitted on the FIT Marine Research Facility site.