Northwest researchers look to turn waste wood into jet fuel
charles.dillon214 September 2012 – Missoulian
A hotel ballroom full of engineers, chemists and economists hope they can cobble together a new industry for Montana’s remaining loggers.
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Jet Fuel from Trees (or Almost Anything Else)
charles.dillon213 September 2012 – The Energy Collective
Out of the dozens of press releases that hit my email inbox in the last week, one that caught my eye was for a gathering of a group called the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) in Missoula, Montana this Thursday.
Woody biomass alliance holds first meeting
charles.dillon211 September 2012 – Capital Press
Northwest researchers say they are making progress in their efforts to develop ways to make jet fuel from wood slash.
Flying on Woody Biomass and Camelina: Consortium Seeks Biofuel Answers
charles.dillon221 August 2012 – Renewable Energy World
Aviation remains as much a part of Washington State as its eastern dry-land agriculture or the rain-soaked forests on its mountainous western fringes. But only the alternative energy industry proposes to combine the three in a regional effort to create a green and renewable jet fuel (biojet).
What’s Happening in the Wood Energy Market?
charles.dillon21 August 2012 – Pallet Enterprise
Many believe that the wood energy market is just getting started. But what sectors are the most promising? And what factors could affect future demand?
Group looks to turn forest waste into fuel for jets
charles.dillon216 June 2012 – Missoulian
The future of Pacific Northwest forests may lie in the stuff loggers now leave behind.
Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance Offers Nine-Month Internships
charles.dillon203 March 2012 – Teru Talk
The Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) has opportunities for Native American graduate students in the fields of environmental science, forestry, biology, and engineering to work with the Columbia River Basin tribes on project teams for nine months beginning in Fall 2012.
Insight Into The Efforts Of The Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance
charles.dillon223 October 2011 – The Daily Energy Report
Mike Wolcott, of Washington State University, discusses his universities efforts to make cost effective jet bio-fuel for the transportation sector and why the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance was created.
Flying green: Aviation biofuel may soon be reality
charles.dillon218 October 2011 – Forest Business Network
In a significant push toward researching practical adoption of biofuel in previously untapped markets, three University of Idaho professors are partnering with the University of Washington and Washington State University in two parallel, five-year $40 million grants to develop jet fuel based on isobutanol.
RENEWABLE ENERGY: USDA looks to jump-start wood-to-fuel conversion in Pacific Northwest
charles.dillon210 October 2011 – E&E Publishing (republished on NARA)
Major initiatives are under way to assess the feasibility of developing a new industry in the Pacific Northwest — growing and processing woody biofuels for cars, trucks and airplanes.