Obiettivo "The objective of the DirectFuel project is to develop photosynthetic microorganisms that catalyze direct conversion of solar energy and carbon dioxide to engine-ready fuels. A key process target of the proposal is 'direct' in the sense that fuel production should not require destructive extraction and further chemical conversion to generate directly useable transport fuels. To further increase our chances of delivering a functioning process we target only non-toxic end-products that have been demonstrated to function in existing or minimally modified combustion engines. From the above criteria, we have chosen to develop an exclusively biological production process for the volatile end-products ethylene and short-chain n-alkanes ethane and propane in photosynthetic cyanobacteria.As no natural biochemical pathways are known to exist for short-chain alkane biosynthesis, we first identify potential gene candidates through informatics analysis and then tailor the substrate specificities of the encoded enzymes by enzyme engineering. In order to directly capture solar energy to drive fuel biosynthesis, the synthetic pathways are at first assembled in the photosynthetic model organism Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. It is highly unlikely that mere 'introduction' of novel biochemical pathways will result in high-yield synthesis of desired end-products. The final key step is therefore to optimize native host metabolism to deliver reducing energy and metabolic precursors to the synthetic pathways with maximum metabolic flux.Successful construction of the intended strains would allow low-cost production of transport fuel in a potentially neutral 'greenhouse gas' emitting process that does not compete for agricultural land. The proposed project is highly relevant to the call as we construct ""new metabolic pathways"" that catalyze ""direct"" production of ""gaseous fuels for transport"" ""directly from solar radiation""." Campo scientifico engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energynatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryhydrocarbonsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologysolar radiationnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compoundsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsenzymes Programma(i) FP7-ENERGY - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy Argomento(i) ENERGY.2010.3.5-1 - Liquid or gaseous fuel production using direct biological conversion of solar radiation Invito a presentare proposte FP7-ENERGY-2010-1 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinatore TURUN YLIOPISTO Contributo UE € 744 310,00 Indirizzo YLIOPISTONMAKI 20014 Turku Finlandia Mostra sulla mappa Regione Manner-Suomi Etelä-Suomi Varsinais-Suomi Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Eva-Mari Aro (Prof.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (8) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT Finlandia Contributo UE € 680 476,00 Indirizzo TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A 02044 VTT ESPOO Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Research Organisations Contatto amministrativo Merja Penttilä (Prof.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG Germania Contributo UE € 424 240,00 Indirizzo FAHNENBERGPLATZ 79098 Freiburg Mostra sulla mappa Regione Baden-Württemberg Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Wolfgang Hess (Prof.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLIN Germania Contributo UE € 329 440,00 Indirizzo UNTER DEN LINDEN 6 10117 Berlin Mostra sulla mappa Regione Berlin Berlin Berlin Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Brigitte Lehmann (Dr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Regno Unito Contributo UE € 557 071,00 Indirizzo OXFORD ROAD M13 9PL Manchester Mostra sulla mappa Regione North West (England) Greater Manchester Manchester Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Liz Fay (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Stati Uniti Contributo UE € 299 220,00 Indirizzo SOUTH STREET 3003 1068 46109 1274 Ann Arbor Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Elaine Brock (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET Danimarca Contributo UE € 370 082,00 Indirizzo NORREGADE 10 1165 Kobenhavn Mostra sulla mappa Regione Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Ivan Kristoffersen (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato PSI (PHOTON SYSTEMS INSTRUMENTS), SPOL. SRO Cechia Contributo UE € 216 320,00 Indirizzo DRASOV 470 664 24 Drasov Mostra sulla mappa Regione Česko Jihovýchod Jihomoravský kraj Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Martin Trtilek (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato INGEG S.R.L Italia Contributo UE € 108 360,00 Indirizzo STRADA RIBROCCA 11 15057 Tortona Mostra sulla mappa Regione Nord-Ovest Piemonte Alessandria Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Alessandra Frattini (Dr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato
