Group Pushing for Center to Research Algae-Based Fuels

San Diego Business Journal
Posted date: 1/12/2009
By HEATHER CHAMBERS
San Diego Business Journal Staff

Stephen Mayfield, a biologist and associate dean at The Scripps Research Institute, is lobbying to build a multimillion-dollar facility focused on turning algae into fuel for cars, trucks and airplanes.

A consortium of academic researchers is pushing to make San Diego a hub for research on algae-based fuels, a task that, if successful, could pour more jobs and funding into the area.

Stephen Mayfield, a biologist and associate dean at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, is spearheading an effort to elevate the region’s position as a leader in algae-based fuels.

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