The Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI), A "Deal of Distinction"

According to an article on UC Berkeley News, university's $500 million biofuels research partnership with energy giant BP, signed nearly a year ago, has been named a "Deal of Distinction" by the Licensing Executives Society, an organization of U.S. and Canadian technology transfer professionals.
Even though I am on the other side regarding the patents, I am somewhat siding with this project as it provides ways and means for research. Patenting clean energy resources might not spread the use but may spring others to compete.
The Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI), which is conducting research related clean renewable energy, is a research partnership between UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and BP.
"This deal enables the partners to leverage complementary skills, expertise and resources in a way that has the potential to result in the development of novel energy sources and solutions that could significantly benefit the global community," said White. "The IUGI sector is extremely pleased to congratulate this year's winners for this important collaboration."
Learn more about EBI here.

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