Category: Policy Maker’s Brief
Where Did the Biomass Go?
March 2018 Developing test batches of ethanol and jet fuel, improving the conversion processes, and figuring out what to do with every part of the…
Untangling the RFS
September 2017 The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is the United States’ most significant federal legislation regarding renewable transportation fuels.
Harvesting Fields of Fuel
May 2017 Poplar trees are a promising biomass feedstock for this new industry. The poplars would be grown as an agricultural crop and harvested every…
The Social Sustainability of a Poplar Bioeconomy
February 2017 Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest (AHB) is building the foundation of a biofuel and bioproduct industry with environmental, economic, and social sustainability in mind.
Progress Toward a Poplar-Based PNW Bioeconomy
November 2016 Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest (AHB) is a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture funded research project that is investigating the development of…
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…
Bio-Jet Fuel Production in the Pacific Northwest
April 2016 Researchers at AHB are investigating the economic feasibility of four, 100 million gallon a year bio-jet fuel refineries in the Pacific Northwest. The…
Bioenergy Career Pipeline
January 2016 AHB is working to enhance rural prosperity in the Northwest through job creation and training. Safe, skilled, and motivated technicians and operators are…
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…
Advancing Bioenergy in the Northwest Through Education
June 2015 As the bioenergy sector grows in the Pacific Northwest, people with skills and knowledge will be needed to drive the next generation of…
This project is supported by an Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant no. 2011-68005-30407 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).