Alaska Airlines, WSU to test wood-based biofuel
charles.dillon24 June 2015 – The Spokesman Review
Next year, Alaska Airlines will undertake a demonstration flight using 1,000 gallons of biofuel made from woody debris from Northwest forests.
Alaska Airlines to fly on wood-based aviation biofuels next year
charles.dillon24 June 2015 – Biofuels Digest
In Washington state, Alaska Airlines is teaming up with the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) to advance the production and use of alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the tree limbs and branches that remain after a forest harvest.
Alaska Airlines turning to tree power
charles.dillon23 June 2015 – Juneau Empire
Alaska Airlines and Washington State University are teaming up to explore the use of biofuels made from forest residuals, such as tree limbs and branches leftover from forest harvests, to power aircraft.
Alaska Airlines, WSU partner to advance use of aviation biofuels
charles.dillon23 June 2015 – WSU News
Washington state’s hometown airline is teaming up with the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) to advance the production and use of alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the tree limbs and branches that remain after a forest harvest.
Students Present Wood to Biofuels Design
charles.dillon229 April 2015 – Domestic Fuel
Students at Washington State University have developed facility site designs for a potential liquid depot to process wood from slash piles in the Pacific Northwest. The liquid sugar can be used to produce chemical products including biofuels. Designs and findings were presented in a webinar. The students work together on real-world projects while attending the Integrated Design Experience (IDX) course that includes undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of majors at WSU …more
Students present designs for forest waste facility
charles.dillon223 April 2015 – WSU News
PULLMAN, Wash. – Students at Washington State University have developed facility site designs for a potential liquid depot to process wood from slash piles in the Pacific Northwest. The liquid sugar can be used to produce chemical products including biofuels. Designs and findings will be presented in a webinar at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29.Participants may register at http://goo.gl/BqwO0C and sign in with the webinar at https://sites.google.com/a/idexstudio.org/class/live.
WSU honored for strengths in clean technology
charles.dillon219 November 2014 – WSU News
Washington State University was among three finalists for the first CleanTech Achievement award granted by Washington’s CleanTech Alliance on Wednesday. “Clean technology and WSU’s mission go hand in hand,” said Ralph Cavalieri, associate vice president for alternative energy at WSU. “We are honored by this recognition, which is a testament to WSU’s long history of anticipating and responding to the increasing local and global need for renewable energy and other clean technologies.”
Students present potential biorefinery sites
charles.dillon212 November 2014 – WSU News
Students at Washington State University have assessed possible sites for biorefineries and other facilities in the Pacific Northwest for processing wood from slash piles into jet fuel and other products. The group will present its findings in a webinar at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Managing for Long-Term Soil Productivity in Pacific Northwestern Forests
charles.dillon215 July 2014 – Western Forester Newsletter
Maintaining the productive capacity of forest soils is a potential concern in regions where harvesting or displacement of forestresidual biomass, or “logging debris,” may occur. Understanding the effects of removing this primarily branch and needle material is critical to assessing the sustainability of commercial forestry and biomassenergy systems. A primary source of uncertainty arises from the removal of carbon and other nutrients present in the biomass, as well as from trafficking of …more
Dr. Kevin Boston on the Availability of Biomass
charles.dillon213 May 2014 – The Eco Report
Researchers, such as Oregon State University Professor and NARA investigator Dr. Kevin Boston, are asking questions concerning the availability and location of forest residual biomass across a wide variety of forested regions.