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Feburary 2016

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NARA will host a wood-based biofuels conference Environmental impact of a slash to sugar supply chain Sugar yields from two feedstock sources

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January 2016

  • Lignin to plastic opportunities
  • Extractives found in post-harvest forest residuals
  • Slash removal and microbial communities

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Nov/Dec 2015

  • Measuring soil nutrient levels of intensively harvested forests
  • NARA students present findings for Olympic Peninsula biomass users
  • NARA introduces webinar series

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October 2015

  • NARA 2015 Annual Meeting
  • NARA students provide supply chain data for the Olympic Peninsula
  • The benefits of single vs. tandem trailers to haul post harvest forest residuals

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August/Sept 2015

  • Undergraduate Student Research with NARA
  • New Sponsor and Categories for Imagine Tomorrow
  • Bioenergy lessons for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades
  • The McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) receives international Innovative Education Award for STEM education

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July 2015

  • Northwest high school students present biofuel projects
  • Dissertations and theses from NARA graduate students
  • Wet explosion pretreatment on Douglas-fir forest residuals

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June 2015

  • Structured tests for grinder configurations
  • Using northwest forest residuals to power a commercial flight
  • NARA’s Cumulative Report is available

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April/May 2015

  • Students offer sugar depot designs for an existing pulp mill
  • A review of processes used to convert biorefinery lignin into chemical products
  • NARA offers searchable repository for bioenergy information

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March 2015

  • Forest residual-to-biofuel facility site analysis available for Washington and Oregon
  • Webinars for educators highlight NARA’s environmental sustainability research
  • Improving simple sugar production from forest residuals

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February 2015

  • Teacher Professional Development for Energy Literacy
  • Putting “Sustainability” in Energy Education
  • Wood-to-alcohol conversion technology suitable for a pulp mill retrofit

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January 2015

  • Determining soil nitrogen content in working forests
  • Determining CO₂ emissions over time
  • Producing lactic acid from cellulosic material

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December 2014

  • NARA’s 2014 peer-reviewed publications
  • Packing forest residues for transport
  • Dilute acid pretreatment on Douglas-fir residuals

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November 2014

  • Ranking potential Northwest biorefinery and depot sites for a wood to biofuel supply chain
  • NARA and Pacific Northwest Tribes
  • Harvesting valuable chemicals from fermented sugars
  • Education and outreach impacts infographic

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October 2014

  • NARA 2014 Annual Conference
  • Gauging the Impact of the Imagine Tomorrow Alternative Energy Competition
  • Collecting, Processing and Transporting Forest Residuals at the Lowest Cost

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September 2014

  • New Report on Logging Utilization in Idaho
  • Assessing the Environmental Impact of Forest Residual-Based Biojet Fuel
  • Packaging Pretreated Wood Material for Transport

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August 2014

  • NARA’s Cumulative Report is Now Available
  • Finding Ways to Improve Cellulase Activity
  • Undergraduate Interns Contribute to NARA

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July 2014

  • Screening Douglas-fir Trees for Production of Biofuels and Other Valuable Chemicals
  • Converting Wood Simple Sugars to Isobutanol
  • Producing Dicarboxylic Acids from Biorefinery Lignin

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June 2014

  • Students, Teachers and Judges Explore Energy Solutions at the Imagine Tomorrow Competition
  • Western Montana Corridor Work Available Online
  • Measuring Energy Literacy

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May 2014

  • Locating Wood-Based Biofuel Refineries and Depots in the Pacific Northwest
  • NARA Selects a Single Pretreatment Method
  • Wood to Biofuel Conference Attracts a Diverse Audience

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April 2014

  • Grades 7-12 Biofuels Curriculum Released to Educators
  • Finding the “Sweet Spot” in Isolating Simple Sugars from Wood
  • Forest residues, machines and soil: How do they mix?

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March 2014

  • Smart Tools to Measure Slash Pile Volumes
  • Training Future Educators About Biofuel Development
  • Breaking Lignin into New Biomaterials

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February 2014

  • Lowering the Cost of Hauling Forest Residuals
  • Registration Open and Speakers Set for PNW Biofuels Conference
  • Forest Residuals to Biojet Fuel: Environmental Impacts and Sustainability

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January 2014

  • Variations of Forest Residual Biomass
  • Bioenergy Alliance Network of the Rockies (BANR)
  • Co-Product Development: Lignin-Rich Material To Clean The Atmosphere

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December 2013

  • SAVE THE DATE: NARA Will Sponsor A Northwest Wood-Based Biofuels + Co-Products Conference In April 2014
  • Biofuels Knowledge Gets Placed In The Classroom
  • Understanding Whether Utilizing Forest Residuals Will Deplete Soil Nutrients

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September 2013

  • NARA Holds Annual Meeting in Corvallis Oregon
  • Students conduct biofuels research during summer break
  • IDX Students present findings and request stakeholder input
  • Cosmo Specialty Fibers and CLH (Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos) join the NARA alliance

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August 2013

  • Forest Inventory and Utilization Data
  • Improving simple sugar yields from wood residuals
  • Co-product development: lignin-based molecules for commercial epoxies

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July 2013

  • Transporting Biomass
  • Coordinated Agricultural Projects (CAPs)
  • Estimating Forest Biomass

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June 2013

  • 2013 Imagine Tomorrow competition
  • Mapping Supply Chain Assets in Western Oregon and Washington
  • Characterizing various feedstocks

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May 2013

  • NARA’s Corporate Partners
  • Gevo
  • Weyerhaeuser
  • Catchlight Energy

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April 2013

  • Delivering Education Materials to the Classroom
  • Softwoods get a new look
  • NARA participates in the 2013 Small Log Conference

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March 2013

  • The IDX course, student opportunity for meaningful work in NARA communities
  • NARA Supply Chain
  • Gauging Community Acceptance, supply chain development

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February 2013

  • Landscape planning on a large scale: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes partner with NARA
  • Garbage in—fuel out
  • NARA’s Long Term Sustainability Research

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December 2012

  • NARA 2012 annual meeting: One year stronger and ahead to year two
  • Pretreatment: the first chemical treatment in the wood to biojet/co-product conversion
  • Summer undergraduates = hot research + workforce development

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August 2012

  • Western Montana Corridor: Putting the Pieces Together
  • K-12 Teachers Take On Biofuels Literacy
  • Woody Biomass: It’s A Mixed Lot

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