NARA’s Education Team partners with high school teachers in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana to help them prepare student teams to participate in the Imagine Tomorrow competition. This partnership encourages new high school teams to enter the event and helps transfer …more
Up to 75% of wood is made of simple sugars. For the NARA project, these simple sugars are the molecules used to make biojet fuel. Even though simple sugars are abundant in wood, making them available for …more
NARA is tasked with helping U.S. Northwest stakeholders identify depot and biorefinery site locations suitable for a developing industry that uses forest residuals to produce bio-jet fuel and valued co-products. To do this, undergraduate/graduate students in the Integrated Design Experience (IDX) course at Washington State University …more
29 March, 2015
Seattle, Wash. – The second Northwest Wood-Based Biofuels + Co-Products Conference will be May 3-4 at the Seattle Airport Marriott.
It will highlight research findings to promote collaboration among attendees to convert wood to biofuels. A unique track for K-12 educators will provide lesson plans to connect bioenergy to STEM education. Although the focus will be on regional efforts, a national and global perspective will be included.
Early registration through April 3 costs $250; a subsidized rate …more
A 80,000 lbs of steam per hour (@ 450psi) capacity boiler has been acquired by the Lincoln County Port Authority. With some retrofitting, the plant could produce up to 5 to 7 megawatts of electricity or a combination of steam and electricity. The boiler is fitted with an electrostatic precipitator. Upon request, the Port Authority can provide the Engineering study that evaluated the retrofit to produce power generation.
The USDA-NIFA, through NARA, supports programs to educate K-12 students and increase their level of bioenergy literacy. Curriculum units have been developed for middle and high school …more
Research performed by NARA members contributes to an understanding of how to develop a sustainable wood residual-to-biojet fuel and co-product industry. Sustainability in this case refers …more
Building a biorefinery to convert wood residues into chemical products like biojet fuel is expensive. The projected capital investment exceeds $850 million. An alternative, and potentially less costly approach, …more
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