US bill funds biofuels projects
In the US the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, or H.R. 1105, has been signed into law, pumping millions into biofuels projects.
The $410 billion (€315 billion) legislative package contains appropriations bills that were not completed in the 110th congress.
Biofuel projects in Michigan, Minnesota and Louisiana will receive funding under the legislation.
The bill awards $1.4 million in U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) funding to the Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Tree Improvement Center to research the use of woody biomass as a feedstock for cellulosic ethanol production.
In Louisiana, the bill allocates $1.9 million in funding to the Clean Power Energy Research Consortium, which is a joint venture among Louisiana universities to promote alternative fuels.
An additional $427,250 in funding is awarded to Louisiana Tech University to support bionanotechnology research that will focus on alternative energy, including cellulosic ethanol.
The bill also awards $713,625 in funding to the Center for Renewable Energy at Minnesota State University, Mankato. A portion of the funding will be used to support ongoing research into producing cellulosic ethanol from alfalfa and wetland plants.
The $410 billion (€315 billion) legislative package contains appropriations bills that were not completed in the 110th congress.
Biofuel projects in Michigan, Minnesota and Louisiana will receive funding under the legislation.
The bill awards $1.4 million in U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) funding to the Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Tree Improvement Center to research the use of woody biomass as a feedstock for cellulosic ethanol production.
In Louisiana, the bill allocates $1.9 million in funding to the Clean Power Energy Research Consortium, which is a joint venture among Louisiana universities to promote alternative fuels.
An additional $427,250 in funding is awarded to Louisiana Tech University to support bionanotechnology research that will focus on alternative energy, including cellulosic ethanol.
The bill also awards $713,625 in funding to the Center for Renewable Energy at Minnesota State University, Mankato. A portion of the funding will be used to support ongoing research into producing cellulosic ethanol from alfalfa and wetland plants.
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