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Dialogic is conducting a baseline measurement for the program directorate BioSolar Cells, capturing the initial situation in terms of a number of performance indicators. The BioSolar Cells program aims to strengthen the scientific foundation over the next 5 years for the sustainable production of bio-energy and food through more efficient utilization of the biological process of photosynthesis. The program involves 9 knowledge institutions and 25 industrial partners. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, NWO, the knowledge institutions, and the companies are funding the program with €42 million. This extensive research program seeks to provide an innovative response to the increasingly pressing issue of the future energy and food supply. In the coming decades, global reserves of fossil fuels will decrease, the demand for proteins as food will rise, and the impacts of climate change will be felt. Furthermore, the increasing prosperity of the growing world population places greater demands on the shrinking area of agricultural land.
The baseline measurement forms the basis for the interim evaluation (scheduled for 2012-2013) and the final evaluation of the program (scheduled for 2015-2016), serving as a reference point for program management. It is being carried out by Rob Bilderbeek, Robbin te Velde, Jesse Bos, and Leonique Korlaar. Click here for more information.