Achieving Sustainability Goals with Biomass
Webinar Details
When:
May 21, 2015 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:00 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Ingrid Gronstal-Anderson, Compliance Specialist, University of Iowa
- Travis Hedrick, Director of Operations, Repreve Renewables
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Sustainable biomass resources have the potential to supply increasing amounts of heat and power. While the most effective and sustainable biomass resources will vary from region to region, the efficiency of converting biomass to its final application, be it for biopower, biofuels, bioproducts, or heat, will be key. The Biomass Fuel Project was established in 2003 in response to the goal set by the University of Iowa to achieve 40% renewable energy consumption by the year 2020.
The Biomass Fuel Project aims to:
1. Assess and improve the environmental impacts of new and existing biomass crops and fuels
2. Create and improve agricultural and supply chain practices related to cropping, processing, and burning of biomass for the use of biopower
3. Open new research opportunities in production, characterization, testing, and use of biomass fuel sources
4. Develop and publish standards for biomass testing and combustion characterization of potential biomass fuels and fuel blends
5. Stimulate production of new energy crops be researching, piloting, and test burning alternative biorenewables
This project will increase the university’s power plant's renewable fuel consumption and reduce the use of coal. REPREVE Renewables LLC, has been chosen to provide the agricultural and business development services and will plant and establish giant miscanthus for use as the biomass fuel.
This webinar will take a look at REPREVE’s bioenergy crop production system, the University of Iowa’s Biomass Fuel Project and additional opportunities to expand the bioeconomy.
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