James Cook university has been allocated $5 million from the Federal Government’s $20 million Biofuels Research institute to establish a ‘foundation project’ to oversee the development of  a ‘significant next-generation’ Biofuels Study

 

The study, commissioned by the Australian Centre for Renewable Energy, will inform the priorities of the Biofuels Research Institute with an aim to establish a clear brief for developing biofuels that are neither dependent on food sources or a danger to Australian native forests.

 

The study will also be required to keep the Government informed of all technical developments in the biofuel field, the possible economic applications of biofuels and the development and commercialization activities in the field.