Bioproducts: Green your world

Poplar trees can be made into biochemicals used in many everyday products including many plastics and textiles.

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Growing Future Energy

New poplar seedlings bred for bioenergy are grown for one year in greenhouses.

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Bioenergy Brings Diverse Students Together

Students with diverse backgrounds and interests are part of the new bioenergy minor at OSU.

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Showcasing Feedstock Research

The AHB Extension Team leads field tours at the demonstration sites to showcase the growing and production of hardwoods for transportation biofuels.

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Bioenergy and Biodiversity Together

Poplar plantations support biodiversity and provide habitat for wildlife.

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AHB is carrying out research and development to support a system for growing and converting hardwoods, such as hybrid poplars, into liquid biofuels.

Five Project Topics

Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest (AHB) is broken down into five main areas of focus: feedstocks, conversion, sustainability, education, and extension.