The government has today made more than £6m funding available to companies looking to bring second generation algae-based biofuels to the commercial market
The Carbon Trust and the Department for Transport will provide the funding for R&D and a test project with the hope the scheme can help the UK meet emissions targets and become a global centre of excellence for development of the fuels.
The recent furore over biofuels affecting food prices has shown that they must be sustainably produced, said transport minister Andrew Adonis.
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