In an endeavor
to create a roadmap for the next five years for innovative technologies and
policies for biofuels development in India, the
Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India along with The Energy and Resources
Institute(TERI) launched a two day International Summit on ‘Bioenergy:
Algae Biofuel & Synthetic Biology 2012’. Jaipal
Reddy, Minister of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences inaugurated the
Summit.
During the two day summit,
experts and policymakers are aiming to identify the primary tasks that must be
undertaken to accelerate the sustainable deployment of biofuels
in India. The summit is witnessing the participation from renowned scientists
from over 7 countries, including India, USA, France, Belgium, Malaysia, and
South Africa along with 10 eminent international speakers.
The summit will highlight on
the various scientific themes like Algal Bioengineering, Algae as Production
System, Sustainable Algae Mass Cultivation, Synthetic Biology for Advanced Bioenergy, System and Computational Biology in Bioenergy, Synthetic Biology and Industry
Potential and Adoption of Bio-energy Solutions in Industry and Other
Sectors.
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