Congratulations to Appalachian State University which has "received a two-year $75,000 EPA P3 (People, Prosperity and the Planet) Award to continue work on a project to convert biomass into a usable by-product that can produce fuel to warm greenhouses."
http://www.news.appstate.edu/2010/04/29/epa-p3-sustainability-award/

Ethan's Flicker page following his fabrication of the GEK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/illiquid/4504773266/in/set-72157623598092619/

Update: They are creating wood gas now! Here is a video of their very first run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz1S7IHLCVk