June 18, 2007

ISSUE 1171

IFAS SEEKS COLLABORATOR FOR CELLULOSIC ETHANOL RESEARCH PLANT

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) officials are seeking a collaborator for a state-funded cellulosic ethanol research plant it plans to build in the next two years.

The collaborator should be a business or professional organization that has built-in infrastructure to help house the plant, including roads, steam and electric power, and a steady stream of nearby feedstock – anything from sugar cane remnants to tree limbs – to make the ethanol.

Notice of an “invitation to negotiate” was expected to be posted June 15 at www.purchasing.ufl.edu. It will also be sent to private companies and professional organizations whose members may be interested in working with UF.

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