WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it expects to award up to nine cooperative agreements for the increase of the carbon utilization efficiency of algal growth systems. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "DOE's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) develops technologies that convert domestic biomass and waste resources into fuels, products, and power to enable affordable energy, economic growth, and innovation in renewable energy and chemi  more