A research project to improve efficiency in the biorefining process for butanol production from forest and agricultural biomass has been launched by Maobing Tu, an assistant professor in the Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. Tu said his study, titled “Carbonyl Inhibition of Butanol Production from Biomass Hydrolysates by Clostridium acetobutylicum,” will be [...]
Public Perception Puts Pressure On Biomass
Biomass had so much promise. But now it’s about to go up in smoke. Only a few years ago, energy production from biomass had one of the brightest, most promising futures in both the U.S. and Europe. The EU’s 20/20/20 Renewable Energy Directive set a sizable proportion of the 20% renewable energy goal to come [...]
Washington’s Forest Floors May Supply Biomass For Energy Needs
The Washington Department of Natural Resources is studying turning forest biomass, the brush that litters the forest floor, into energy. DNR along with the University of Washington recently completed a study finding that there’s enough biomass on the forest floor to turn into jet fuel and other types of energy. Every year in Washington, the timber [...]
Canada’s Renewable Energy Future Fueled By Forest Biomass
With the right government support the Canadian forest industry could produce enough clean renewable energy to replace nine nuclear reactors, says the president and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), Avrim Lazar. He was appearing before the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources as part of its study [...]