DOE to invest up to US$4.4 million in biofuels project

Energy Current
Filed from Houston 9/10/2008 7:49:16 PM GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected six advanced biofuels projects in which the DOE plans to invest up to US$4.4 million, subject to annual appropriations.
These awards to U.S. institutions of higher education will support research and development (R&D) for cost-effective, environmentally friendly biomass conversion technologies for turning non-food feedstocks into advanced biofuels. Combined with the minimum university cost share of 20 percent, more than US$5.7 million is slated for investment in these six projects.

The institutions selected include the University of Toledo in Ohio; Steven's Institute of Technology Center in Hoboken, N.J.; Montana State University in Bozeman; University of Georgia at Athens; University of Maine at Orono; and Georgia Tech Research Corp. in Atlanta.

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