Environmental Benefits of Growing Poplar
July 2016
Poplar trees are useful in a variety of environmental applications in addition to being a promising bioenergy crop. Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest is leading research to develop a renewable fuel and bio-chemical industry in the Pacific Northwest where poplar trees will be the primary feedstock.
Poplar Biofuels Reduce Carbon Emissions
October 2015
The Global Warming Potential (GWP) of a product incorporates all greenhouse gas emissions in the fuel’s production pathway to the equivalent emission of carbon dioxide (CO2). In doing so, the climate change impacts of different fuel sources can be easily compared.
Woody Biofuels in the PNW
As part of a national effort, the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded two $40 million grants in fall 2011 to develop a sustainable wood to biofuels industry in the Northwest.
Sustainable Transportation Fuels
April 2014
AHB is assessing biofuel production processes from different perspectives to ensure environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
See All Briefing Papers>>
The entire collection of AHB Policy Briefs can be found under the Resources tab.
