Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00857, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Brar, Satinder Kaur (Institut national de la recherche scientifique), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Strategic Projects - Group, program name french : Projets stratégiques - groupe, program purpose english : The present project aims to develop a sustainable technological platform for microbial production of drop-in biofuel (alkanes) using renewable lignocellulosic biomass residues. Bio-based fuel production provides a distinctive platform for the economic production of energy rich drop-in fuel/fuel feedstocks. The major biofuel feedstock demand for the commercial production of drop-in fuel is currently mainly met by vegetable oil due to its easier availability. However, it is not a viable option due to its interference with the food supply chain. The present proposal is intended to develop a robust and economic technological platform to utilize lignocellulosic feedstock, such as wood chips and forest residues, for production of biofuel. Genetically modified oleaginous yeast will be used as a microbial catalyst to produce alkane-based drop-in biofuel. The proposed work will augment the Canadian research in the production of sustainable bioenergy using renewable sources field and will train HQP with skills and expertise relevant to the Canadian academic and growing biotechnological industrial sectors., program purpose french : The present project aims to develop a sustainable technological platform for microbial production of drop-in biofuel (alkanes) using renewable lignocellulosic biomass residues. Bio-based fuel production provides a distinctive platform for the economic production of energy rich drop-in fuel/fuel feedstocks. The major biofuel feedstock demand for the commercial production of drop-in fuel is currently mainly met by vegetable oil due to its easier availability. However, it is not a viable option due to its interference with the food supply chain. The present proposal is intended to develop a robust and economic technological platform to utilize lignocellulosic feedstock, such as wood chips and forest residues, for production of biofuel. Genetically modified oleaginous yeast will be used as a microbial catalyst to produce alkane-based drop-in biofuel. The proposed work will augment the Canadian research in the production of sustainable bioenergy using renewable sources field and will train HQP with skills and expertise relevant to the Canadian academic and growing biotechnological industrial sectors., agreement title english : Oleaginous yeast-based advanced platform for drop-in fuel feedstock production from forest residues, agreement title french : Oleaginous yeast-based advanced platform for drop-in fuel feedstock production from forest residues, agreement number : STPGP, agreement value : 556000.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2020-2021)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2020-2021)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada