Tags Iowa State University news, Biofuel news, Ethanol news, Biodiesel news, Univ. of Illinois Announces Upcoming Biofuels R&D Center (R&D) University of IllinoisDate: 2013-05-31A $23 million center to test the viability of biofuels made from miscanthus, switchgrass, corn-stover and other plants is slated to get underway at the University of Illinois later this year.