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MA Could Get Bio-Energy Research Facility

BOSTON-Massachusetts could become home to one of the nation's first bio-energy research centers if a proposal by two Bay State firms is approved.

By Beverly Ford | Updated on February 13, 2007

BOSTON-A bio-energy research center could be built in Massachusetts within the next few years if US Representative William Delahunt has his way. Delahunt is trying to make the Bay State the recipient of one of two such centers the federal government wants to build in order to study alternative fuels.

“The growth in the use of renewable fuels has skyrocketed in recent years and companies are becoming aware of a growing demand in our region,” a spokesman for the congressman tells GlobeSt.com, noting that the state’s many research universities and its large investment base would make Massachusetts an ideal location.

Although no site has yet been selected for the project, the spokesman says the Delahunt would like to see the facility located on the South Shore. As part of the incentive to build the facility, each center will receive $25 million in federal start up money along with $100 million over four years to research ways to convert materials into fuels that would eventually replace petroleum products.

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