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  DE-FOA-0000206 Electrofuels Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) 1/15/2010 05:00 PM ET 3/15/2010 05:00 PM ET

DE-FOA-0000206: Electrofuels

ARPA-E is seeking new ways to make liquid transportation fuels - without using petroleum or biomass - by using microorganisms to harness chemical or electrical energy to convert carbon dioxide into liquid fuels. Many methods of producing advanced and cellulosic biofuels are under development to lessen our dependence on petroleum and lower carbon emissions. Most of the methods currently under development involve converting biomass or waste, while there are also approaches to directly produce liquid transportation fuels from sunlight and carbon dioxide. Although photosynthetic routes show promise, overall efficiencies remain low. The objective of this topic is to develop an entirely new paradigm for the production of liquid fuels that could overcome the challenges associated with current technologies. ARPA-E requests innovative proposals which can overcome these challenges through the utilization of metabolic engineering and synthetic biological approaches for the efficient conversion of carbon dioxide to liquid transportation fuels. ARPA-E specifically seeks the development of organisms capable of extracting energy from hydrogen, from reduced earth-abundant metal ions, from robust, inexpensive, readily available organic redox active species, or directly from electric current. Theoretically such an approach could be 10 times more efficient than current photosynthetic-biomass approaches to liquid fuel production. Full Applications must be received by ARPA-E by March 15, 2010, no later than 5:00PM Eastern Time.

Documents

  • Modified (3/1/10) Funding Opportunity Announcement for DE-FOA-0000206: Electrofuels (Last Updated: 2/12/2010 07:27 PM ET)

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Contact Information

  • ARPA-E-CO@hq.doe.govfor questions regarding Funding Opportunity Announcements
    • Every Friday at 12 PM EST, ARPA-E will post responses to any questions that were received before Thursday at 12 PM EST. (Questions received after Thursday at 12 PM EST will be answered the following week). Responses are posted to "frequently Asked Questions" (see hyperlink below).
    • All questions must be submitted at least 48 hours before the submission deadline. ARPA-E will post responses to last-minute questions approximately 24 hours in advance of the deadline.
  • ExchangeHelp@hq.doe.govfor questions regarding ARPA-Eā€™s online application portal, ARPA-E eXCHANGE.

Submission Deadlines

  • Concept Paper Submission Deadline: 1/15/2010 5:00 PM ET
  • Full Application Submission Deadline: 3/15/2010 5:00 PM ET
  • View Full Application Reviewer Comments Period: 4/16/2010 12:01 AM ET ā€“ 4/19/2010 5:00 PM ET