Category: Research

Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems to demonstrate tractor-trailer scale mobile biomass gasifier

September 1, 2014 | Isabel Lane

In Tennessee, the Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems (IBSS) will take to the road to show off the research progress of the regional partnership, which is focused on biofuels production centered in the Southeast utilizing fast growing, short rotation woody crops (SRWC). Coordinated by the University of Tennessee Center for Renewable Carbon, and […]

Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems to demonstrate tractor-trailer scale mobile biomass gasifier

September 1, 2014 | Isabel Lane

University of Louisville Renewable Energy Research Center receives NSF grant for $4.2 million

August 28, 2014 | Isabel Lane

In Kentucky, the University of Louisville Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research has received a five-year grant from the Nation Science Foundation that will provide $4.2 million in funding for its “Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future” project. The center leads research that increases homegrown energy sources to meet the national need while […]

Canola seed genome sequenced by Georgia research team

August 27, 2014 | Isabel Lane

In Georgia, a study published in the Science Journal has sequenced the canola seed genome, opening new doors to accelerating the improvement of the species. The genome is a combination of the genomes of Brassica rapa and Brassica oleracea. Ultimately, this genome sequence may help researchers develop feedstocks that are suited to more sustainable biofuel […]

Genetic Signatures May Help Predictive Climate Models

August 25, 2014 | Isabel Lane

In Tennessee, a team of researchers has teamed up to understand how selection affects plants and the genome level as poplar trees adapted to temperature and light factors in a study recently published in Nature Genetics. “If you know every base in a genome, you can skip whole generations and use genomic information to predict […]

UN draft document for application of UNFC-2009 to renewable energy resources open to comment through Sep. 12

August 24, 2014 | Isabel Lane

In Europe, the UN draft document, “Generic Specifications for Application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 (UNFC-2009) to Renewable Energy Resources” is open for public comment through September 12, 2014. The purpose of the document is to enable the application of UNFC-2009, incorporating Specifications for its […]

Virginia Tech researchers get $1.4 million grant to study bioenergy genetics

August 22, 2014 | Meghan Sapp

In Virginia, two Virginia Tech researchers have received a $1.4 million grant to investigate the genetic regulatory networks that will allow an important bioenergy crop to be bred so it will grow in less than ideal soils and climate. Populus, a genus of fast-growing trees commonly known as cottonwoods and aspens, is being grown for […]

University of Minnesota gets $20 million for sustainable polymer center

August 21, 2014 | Meghan Sapp

In Minnesota, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Sustainable Polymers recently announced it has been awarded a $20 million grant over five years from the National Science Foundation focused on discoveries of the next generation of biobased plastics. The Center for Sustainable Polymers will be one of only eight NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation in […]

JBEI researchers develop “bionic liquids”

August 20, 2014 | Meghan Sapp

In California, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed “bionic liquids” from lignin and hemicellulose, two by-products of biofuel production from biorefineries. JBEI is a multi-institutional partnership led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) that was established by the DOE Office of Science to accelerate the development of […]

USDA releases new switchgrass for bioenergy

August 18, 2014 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, the release of a new type of switchgrass specifically designed for bioenergy generation has been announced by USDA researchers and their partners. Agricultural Research Service scientists have spent decades working on different projects that contributed to the development of the cultivar “Liberty,” which can yield 8 tons of biomass per acre.

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Category: Research

Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems to demonstrate tractor-trailer scale mobile biomass gasifier

Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems to demonstrate tractor-trailer scale mobile biomass gasifier

University of Louisville Renewable Energy Research Center receives NSF grant for $4.2 million

Canola seed genome sequenced by Georgia research team

Genetic Signatures May Help Predictive Climate Models

UN draft document for application of UNFC-2009 to renewable energy resources open to comment through Sep. 12

Virginia Tech researchers get $1.4 million grant to study bioenergy genetics

University of Minnesota gets $20 million for sustainable polymer center

JBEI researchers develop “bionic liquids”

USDA releases new switchgrass for bioenergy