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Forest-powered flight heads to Washington, D.C.

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First of its kind renewable biofuel made from residual wood used by Alaska Airlines

November 14, 2016

SEATTLE, Nov. 2016 – Washington state-based Alaska Airlines today made history flying the first commercial flight using the world’s first renewable, alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the limbs and branches that remain after the harvesting of managed forests. The alternative jet fuel was produced through the efforts of the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA).

The demonstration flight departed …more

Starts Oct. 13: Wood to biofuel webinar series offered

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By Charles Burke, WSU NARA

PULLMAN, Wash. – The newest findings about using material left in forest slash piles to produce alternative biofuels for jet aircraft and other co-products will be presented in a series of five free wood-to-biofuel webinars in October.

Participants may register and learn more at https://nararenewables.org/features/webinar-series.

The webinars – timed to coincide with National Bioenergy Day (http://bioenergyday.com/) on Oct. 21 – are offered by the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA). They are:

Oct. 13: Estimating …more

Wood-to-biofuel alliance to speak in Port Townsend, WA. Oct. 19th

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6 October, 2015

Contact Information:
Laurajean Lewis, Jefferson County Extension Director, WSU | laura.lewis@wsu.edu; 360-379-5610
Vikram Yadama, NARA Outreach | vyadama@wsu.edu; (509) 335-6261

The Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) will discuss the feasibility of building a Pacific Northwest industry that uses post harvest forest residuals, branches and top left in slash piles, to make alternative jet-fuel and other bio-products.

The event titled “Olympic Peninsula Community Stakeholder Meeting” will include an overview of the NARA project and of the …more

NARA member receives national award for STEM education

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18 August, 2015
By Charles Burke, WSU NARA

PULLMAN, Wash. – The University of Idaho McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) has received a national award for advancing learning in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through projects addressing real environmental problems.

MOSS (http://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/moss) was one of five programs to receive the $25,000 Underwriters Laboratories Innovative Education Award (http://ulinnovationeducation.naaee.net/) out of 120 applicants in the U.S. and Canada.

Some of the work recognized by the award committee centered on MOSS’ …more

Alaska Airlines, WSU partner to advance use of aviation biofuels

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3 June 2015
Contacts
Ralph Cavalieri, NARA executive director, 509-335-4854
Michael Wolcott, NARA co-director, 509-335-6392
Bobbie Egan, Alaska Airlines media relations, 206-392-5134
SEATTLE – 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.

As the airline partner for NARA, Alaska Airlines intends …more

Students design facility to convert forest residuals into liquid sugar, present findings April 29th

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22 April, 2015

Contacts:
Karl Olsen, WSU IDX, kolsen@wsu.edu, 509-335-0373
Tammi Laninga, UI IDX, Laninga@uidaho.edu, 208-885-7117
Charles Burke, WSU NARA, ccburke@nararenewables.org, 509-335-3018

PULLMAN, Wash. – Students at Washington State University have developed facility site designs for a potential liquid depot in the Pacific Northwest. Liquid depots are intended to process forest residuals (wood from slash piles) into a liquid sugar. The liquid sugar can be used to produce multiple chemical products including biofuels. The group will present …more

NARA member receives approval for bio-jet fuel

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12 April, 2015

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) congratulates our fuels partner, Gevo, Inc. for ASTM International’s inclusion of Gevo’s alcohol to jet (ATJ) synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK) into ASTM D7566 (Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons). This inclusion makes Gevo’s ATJ-SPK eligible to be used as a blending component, up to 30%, in standard Jet A-1 fuel used by commercial airlines in the United States and in many other countries around the …more

May 3-4: Conference unites wood-to-biofuel industry

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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

Conference Unites Emerging Wood-to-Biofuel Industry in Pacific Northwest

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5 February 2014

Seattle WA – February 5, 2014 – The Northwest Wood-Based Biofuels + Co-Products Conference is set for April 28-30, 2014 at the Red Lion Hotel Fifth Avenue in Seattle Washington.

The conference website can be viewed here

It has been just over two years since the USDA invested $80 million to facilitate the development of a sustainable wood to biofuels and co-products industry in the northwest United States. This investment created the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) …more

Students rank Northwest biorefinery and depot sites, present findings Nov. 19

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17 November, 2014

Contacts:
Karl Olsen, WSU IDX, kolsen@wsu.edu, 509-335-0373
Tammi Laninga, UI IDX, Laninga@uidaho.edu, 208-885-7117
Charles Burke, WSU NARA, ccburke@nararenewables.org, 509-335-3018

PULLMAN, Wash. – 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.

Participants may register at http://goo.gl/po9ymD and sign …more