SUNBIOPATH

Towards a better sunlight to biomass conversion efficiency in microalgae

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE    more  Organization address city: LIEGE postcode: 4000 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Claire Cognome: Remacle Email: send email Telefono: 3243663812 Fax: 3243663840
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Belgium [BE]
Totale costo	4˙366˙894 €
EC contributo	2˙998˙182 €
Programma	FP7-KBBE Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
Code Call	FP7-KBBE-2009-3
Funding Scheme	CP-FP
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-01-01   -   2013-02-28

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE  Organization address city: LIEGE postcode: 4000 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Claire Cognome: Remacle Email: send email Telefono: 3243663812 Fax: 3243663840	BE (LIEGE)	coordinator	670˙280.00
2	UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON  Organization address address: GOWER STREET city: LONDON postcode: WC1E 6BT contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Greta Cognome: Borg-Carbott Email: send email Telefono: +44 (0)20 3108 3033 Fax: +44 (0) 20 3108 3096	UK (LONDON)	participant	270˙314.00
3	UNIVERSITAET BIELEFELD  Organization address address: UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 25 city: BIELEFELD postcode: 33615 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Sebastian Cognome: Kraus Email: send email Telefono: 4952110000000 Fax: 495211000000	DE (BIELEFELD)	participant	266˙400.00
4	CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE  Organization address address: Rue Michel -Ange 3 city: PARIS postcode: 75794 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Ludovic Cognome: Hamon Email: send email Telefono: 33142349501 Fax: 33142349508	FR (PARIS)	participant	265˙800.00
5	UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE  Organization address address: Rue du General Dufour 24 city: GENEVE postcode: 1211 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Michel Cognome: Goldschmidt-Clermont Email: send email Telefono: +41-(0)22-3796188 Fax: -+41-(0)22-3796868	CH (GENEVE)	participant	263˙691.00
6	Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie  Organization address address: Kaiserstrasse 12 city: Karlsruhe postcode: 76131 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Clemens Cognome: Posten Email: send email Telefono: -6083082 Fax: -6088225	DE (Karlsruhe)	participant	260˙000.00
7	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI VERONA  Organization address address: VIA DELL ARTIGLIERE 8 city: VERONA postcode: 37129 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Maddalena Cognome: Manzini Email: send email Telefono: 0039 045 802 7957 Fax: -8737	IT (VERONA)	participant	259˙980.00
8	WESTFAELISCHE WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET MUENSTER  Organization address address: SCHLOSSPLATZ 2 city: MUENSTER postcode: 48149 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Michael Cognome: Hippler Email: send email Telefono: -8324992 Fax: -8328573	DE (MUENSTER)	participant	259˙200.00
9	WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE  Organization address address: HERZL STREET 234 city: REHOVOT postcode: 7610001 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Uri Cognome: Pick Email: send email Telefono: 972 8 9342732 Fax: -9345098	IL (REHOVOT)	participant	254˙694.00
10	WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 city: WAGENINGEN postcode: 6708 PB contact info Nome: Jos Cognome: Teunissen Email: send email Telefono: +31 317 485313 Fax: +31 317 484132	NL (WAGENINGEN)	participant	227˙823.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'SUNBIOPATH - towards a better sunlight to biomass conversion efficiency in microalgae - is an integrated program of research aimed at improving biomass yields and valorisation of biomass for two Chlorophycean photosynthetic microalgae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Dunaliella salina. Biomass yields will be improved at the level of primary processes that occur in the chloroplasts (photochemistry and sunlight capture by the light harvesting complexes) and in the cell (biochemical pathways and signalling mechanisms that influence ATP synthesis). Optimal growth of the engineered microalgae will be determined in photobioreactors, and biomass yields will be tested using a scale up approach in photobioreactors of different sizes (up to 250 L), some of which being designed and built during SUNBIOPATH. Biomethane production will be evaluated. Compared to other biofuels, biomethane is attractive because the yield of biomass to fuel conversion is higher. Valorisation of biomass will also be achieved through the production of biologicals. Significant progress has been made in the development of chloroplast genetic engineering in microalgae such as Chlamydomonas, however the commercial exploitation of this technology still requires additional research. SUNBIOPATH will address the problem of maximising transgenic expression in the chloroplast and will develop a robust system for chloroplast metabolic engineering by developing methodologies such as inducible expression and trans-operon expression. A techno economic analysis will be made to evaluate the feasibility of using these algae for the purposes proposed (biologicals production in the chloroplast and/or biomethane production) taking into account their role in CO2 mitigation.'