DuPont is partnering with Deere & Company, Michigan State University, Diversa and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to produce cellulosic ethanol from corn plants.DuPont is partnering with Deere & Company, Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. , Diversa and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located in Golden, Colorado, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy, is the United States' primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. to produce cellulosic ethanol from corn plants. Through a $38 million matching grant matching grant Academia Non-peer-reviewed funding in which a commercial enterprise, foundation, or philanthropy, federal government, contributes a sum of money that 'matches' a financial contribution made by an institution, university or hospital. partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, DuPont and partners are developing cost-effective technology to convert cellulose to sugar to meet the biofuels market demands. |
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