美国农业部和能源部联合斥资1840万美元用于生物研究、开发和示范。USDA海关局局长Schafer和DOE部长Samuel Bodman 联合宣布，两部门未来３年将为全美２1个生物质能（biomass）研发、示范项目投资18400000美元，以加速推动美国生物质能领域的发展。
美国农业部和能源部在这份联合声明中说，推行这些项目的目标是解决关键的障碍，使生物质能生产具有更高的效率和成本效益，努力推动布什政府的能源战略，大力推广更加清洁的、以生物质为基础的产品和生物燃料，以降低美国对进口石油的依赖，同时减缓气候变化。
这２１个获资助的项目包括来自美国高校、高技术公司的１９个研发项目和２个示范项目。它们都是目前美国生物质能领域的创新性项目，致力于解决目前在提高生物质能生产效率、降低生产成本方面所面临的主要技术障碍。
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USDA, DOE to Invest up to $18.4 million for Biomass Research, Development and Demonstration ProjectsWASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ed Schafer and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel Bodman today announced that combined, USDA and DOE will invest up to $18.4 million, over three years, for 21 biomass research and development (R&D), and demonstration projects.
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ed Schafer and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel Bodman today announced that combined, USDA and DOE will invest up to $18.4 million, over three years, for 21 biomass research and development (R&D), and demonstration projects. These projects specifically aim to address critical barriers to making production of biomass more efficient and cost-effective, in an effort to advance the Bush Administration’s strategy of bringing online more clean, bio-based products and biofuels to help reduce our dependence on oil from unstable parts of the world and mitigate climate change. Secretaries Schafer and Bodman made today’s announcement while delivering remarks at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008 (WIREC).
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