Waste to Wisdom: Utilizing forest residues for the production of bioenergy and biobased products Award Number: DE-EE0006297 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Bioenergy Technology Office Date: 07/07/2014 Location(s): CA Office(s): Golden Field Office
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Waste to Wisdom: Utilizing forest residues for the production of bioenergy and biobased products
Award Number: DE-EE0006297
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Bioenergy Technology Office
Date: 07/07/2014
Location(s): CA
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSU) to research the production of bioenergy and bio-based products through the utilization of forest residues (defined as the biomass material remaining in forests that have been harvested for timber) using different biomass conversion technologies (BCTs) and optimized biomass operations logistics. HSU would conduct field-based experiments to develop innovative tools and systems that improve the economics, accessibility, and production of quality feedstock from forest residues; develop and test field-deployable BCTs to evaluate the economic feasibility of commercialization of BCTs for the production of biochar, torrefied pellets, and briquettes; and perform macro- and micro-economic and life cycle analyses to quantify the life cycle economic and environmental benefits of utilizing forest residues with BCTs for the production of bioenergy and bioproducts.