DOE Earmarks $85M for 'Advanced' Biofuels

The New York Times
By MICHAEL BURNHAM of Greenwire
Published: July 17, 2009

The Energy Department will provide up to $85 million to accelerate commercial production of "advanced" biofuels that can be derived from algae and other feedstocks.

The money, which is aimed at spurring collaboration between public- and private-sector researchers, comes as part of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which President Obama signed in February.

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