The Alaska Airlines Imagine Tomorrow event brings high school students throughout the Pacific Northwest together to showcase their ideas for a more sustainable tomorrow. NARA is an event sponsor.
Registration for judges is available online at www.imagine.wsu.edu/judging
For more information on Imagine Tomorrow visit www.imagine.wsu.edu
Read an insightful article in The Guardian on how the momentum towards renewable energy is unstoppable.
Have we reached the tipping point for investing in renewable energy? by Bruce Watson
Under the conditions evaluated by NARA to convert post-harvest forest residuals into biojet fuel, approximately two-thirds of the woody material is left over as a byproduct. This left over material is rich in lignin, a complex polymer molecule found in plant cell walls.
The USDA-NIFA, through the NARA grant, funds research to develop high-value chemicals and materials that can be made from the lignin-rich material left after the …more
A key issue attached to the use of post-harvest forest residuals (slash) to make biojet fuel and other chemical products is how slash removal impacts the productivity and ecology of a working forest. The USDA-NIFA, through the NARA project, funds research to evaluate the impacts of …more
When it comes to evaluating an industry that uses post-harvest forest residuals (slash) to make bio-jet fuel and co-products, the primary components in softwoods, like Douglas-fir, receiving the most industrial interest are cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. The cellulose and hemicellulose contain the simple sugars used to biofuel and other chemical products. The lignin is a byproduct of the fuel conversion process and can be used to make additional products …more