The US Department of Energy reported yesterday that researchers from 18 universities, in collaboration with 7 national laboratories and several corporate partners, will create 3 new research centers on bioenergy. Each center is to receive $125 million over 5 years to study new technology. Some of the universities involved are the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Michigan State University, Illinois State University, Iowa State Univeristy and the University of Florida.
For more on the partners involved and the mission, check out the DOE's Bio-Energy Science Center. Though I find it interesting that, to get details on the partners and who is involved in the project, the DOE's site linked to the New York Times article on the subject rather than have their own release posted on their website... (!)
