28 September 2011 – Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington state universities will receive big chunks of $80 million in federal Department of Agriculture grants to develop aviation biofuels, as will be announced by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack at Sea-Tac International Airport Wednesday.
28 September 2011
Washington State University will receive a five-year, $40 million grant to help develop alternatives to petroleum-based fuels and chemicals. The award was announced Sept. 28 by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
28 September 2011 – UWToday
The University of Washington and Washington State University are leads for two separate grants of $40 million each that will use Pacific Northwest woody biomass to expand what’s been a Midwest-centric biofuels industry into Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana and northern California.
28 September 2011 – University of Idaho News & Events
MOSCOW, Idaho – Recent breakthroughs in biofuels technology could result in a “greener” jet stream across the Pacific Northwest.
28 September 2011 – Oregon State University News & Research Communications
Two five-year projects to create aviation fuels of the future out of tree plantations and low-value wood products in the Pacific Northwest were announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and will provide $9.8 million in grants to researchers at Oregon State University.
28 September 2011 – Reuters
Nearly two-thirds of the money will go toward aviation biofuels projects in the Pacific Northwest, including efforts to develop a regional source of bio-jet fuel for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
28 September 2011 – The Seattle Times
Washington’s two major public universities have been awarded $80 million in federal grants to kick-start a biofuels industry in the Northwest, with hopes of turning trees into fuel for jet engines and cars alike.
Using bio-based wood materials instead of fossil fuels for aviation fuel and valuable co-products sounds like a great idea.
But, will it be environmentally friendly and sustainable?
“The responsibility of the metrics analysis is to ensure that we come up with a bio-based jet fuel industry, where the production throughout the entire supply chain remains sustainable,’’ says Ivan Eastin, professor at University of Washington and director for the Center for International Trade in Forest Products. “The last thing we want …more
You’re flying comfortably at 30,000 feet, but you may not have noticed a significant problem with your airplane.
Your plane is safe and comfortable, and no oxygen masks have deployed. Your seat is in its upright position, you can turn on your electrical devices, and your bags are stowed carefully under the seat in front of you.
The real problem is your fuel.
Specifically, your cross-country flight is totally dependent on the use of …more
The Imagine Tomorrow competition lets students dream big and think that about how they might solve our world’s energy problems. For some, it provides a first-ever chance to step on a college campus.
The competition has encouraged thousands of Washington teenagers to imagine a better energy future for their generation while they imagine a brighter academic future for themselves.
Support from the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) will now bring a similar opportunity …more