University of Queensland Institute Ignites Plans for Jet Biofuel
(Queensland Business Review) The University of Queensland (UQ) has entered into a new agreement with an American alternative energy company to turn Queensland sugar cane into jet biofuel.
Researchers from UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology (AIBN) will work with US firm Amyris Biotechnologies Inc., to explore potential business opportunities for the new fuel. …The partnership allows Professor Nielsen and his team at AIBN to work in a collaborative fashion with Amyris scientists to develop yeast cells capable of converting sugar (sucrose) into long chain alkanes of use in sustainable jet fuels. READ MORE


