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Wood-to-biofuel conference to be held in Seattle

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7 February 2014 – National Association of State Foresters

The Northwest Wood-Based Biofuels + Co Products Conference intends to unite the emerging wood-to-biofuel industry in the Pacific Northwest. Set for April 28-30, 2014, at the Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in Seattle, this conference comes two years after the USDA invested $80 million to facilitate the development of a sustainable wood to biofuels and co-products industry in the northwest United States.

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Conference unites emerging wood-to-biofuels industry

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6 February 2014 – WSU News

It has been just over two years since the U.S. Department of Agriculture invested $80 million to facilitate 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) and Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest (AHB): two projects with multiple partners focused on softwood and hardwood feedstocks respectively.

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Northwest Wood-To-Biofuel Conference To Be Held In Washington

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6 February 2014 – Wood Bioenergy

The Northwest Wood-Based Biofuels + Co Products Conference intends to unite the emerging wood-to-biofuel industry in the Pacific Northwest. Set for April 28-30, 2014, at the Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in Seattle, this conference comes two years after the USDA invested $80 million to facilitate the development of a sustainable wood to biofuels and co-products industry in the northwest United States.

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

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5 February 2014 – Washington Clean Technology Alliance

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) and Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest (AHB): two projects with multiple partners focused on softwood and hardwood feedstocks respectively.

NARA exploring Montana as aviation biofuels corridor

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26 November 2013 – Biofuel Digest

In Montana, the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance is developing regional aviation biofuel solutions, since the aviation industry is in need of a viable and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. Washington State University’s Integrated Design Experience’s specific role within NARA was to propose a supply chain in the Western Montana Corridor, a region reaching from eastern Washington to western Montana.

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Gifford Pinchot group announces partnership

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23 November 2013 – The Columbian

The Gifford Pinchot Task Force, a Vancouver-based nonprofit, on Friday announced a partnership with an energy-focused environmental group to explore new uses of wood waste. The task force will join forces with the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance to look into converting wood biomass to “biojet” fuel. NARA, headed by Washington State University, also counts the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Boeing among its major partners.

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Cornell University Engineer’s Research Could be Worth $150 Million!

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05 September 2013 – Engineering Because

Chanel Casayuran is studying Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Cornell University. She was enthralled by the Cornell experience when on an all-exspenses paid trip to their campus during the university’s Diversity Hosting Weekend and decided right away that it was the campus for her. She has interned at Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance and is involved in a raft of university clubs.

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Wood to Wing: The Northwest Advanced Renewables Energy Alliance

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28 August 2013 – TAPPI Ahead of the Curve

The forest products industry has spent many years evaluating forest biorefineries for the production of energy, fuels, and chemicals from biomass. While replacing fossil fuels with bio-based wood materials seems like a great idea, to date there have been few commercial successes.

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Paris Air Show a Hit for USDA Partners

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07 July 2013 – USDA Blog

Most people don’t equate aviation with agriculture, but two USDA partners, Washington State University (WSU) and members of a Texas 4-H Club, received the chance to participate in the 2013 Paris Air Show, which was held June 17-23.

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