DEAR0001503

This cooperative agreement is awarded to the University of Wisconsin for a project entitled, ''Acetate as a platform for carbon-negative production of renewable fuels and chemicals'' in accordance with FOA number DE-FOA-0002387 (ECOSYNBIO) and control number 2387-1511.

Through an academic-industrial collaboration, this project will develop a partitioned mixotrophic process for converting CO2 and H2 to reduced chemical products including medium chain fatty alcohols and triterpenoids.

University Of Wisconsin System

CONTROL NUMBER: 2387-1511 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM ECOSYNBIO (DE-FOA-0002387) PROGRAM TITLE: ENERGY AND CARBON OPTIMIZED SYNTHESIS FOR THE BIOECONOMY (ECOSYNBIO) THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY SEEKS SUBMISSIONS TO ESTABLISH NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE CARBON EFFICIENCY OF BIOCONVERSION PLATFORMS THROUGH THE ACCOMMODATION OF EXTERNAL REDUCING EQUIVALENTS. PROPOSED SYSTEMS OF INTEREST INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: (1) CARBON OPTIMIZED FERMENTATION STRAINS THAT AVOID CO2 EVOLUTION, (2) ENGINEERED MIXOTROPHIC CONSORTIA OR SYSTEMS THAT AVOID CO2 EVOLUTION, (3) BIOMASS OR GAS FERMENTATION WITH INTERNAL CO2 UTILIZATION, (4) CELL-FREE CARBON OPTIMIZED BIOCATALYTIC BIOMASS CONVERSION AND/OR CO2 UTILIZATION, AND (5) CROSS-CUTTING OR OTHER PROPOSED CARBON OPTIMIZED BIOCONVERSION SCHEMES. ALL SYSTEMS WILL NEED TO DEMONSTRATE THE CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE EXTERNAL REDUCING EQUIVALENTS TO OPTIMIZE THE CARBON EFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEM AS COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL FERMENTATION SYSTEMS (I.E. THE SUM OF THE RECOVERABLE ENERGY CONTENTS OF THE PRODUCTS IS GREATER THAN THE ENERGY CONTENT OF THE BIOMASS OR PRIMARY CARBON FEEDSTOCK).”

81.135 - Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) [DOE]

Multi-State United States

Multi-State

Energy and Carbon Optimized Synthesis for the Bioeconomy (ECOSynBio) (DE-FOA-0002387)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have decreased from $3,421,197 to $3,420,388.