Award Number: DE-EE0008521CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.1, B3.6Bioenergy Technologies OfficeLocation(s): ILOffice(s): Golden Field Office
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March 1, 2019
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Award Number: DE-EE0008521
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.1, B3.6
Bioenergy Technologies Office
Location(s): IL
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to University of Illinois (UIUC) to field-test warm-season perennial grass cultivars on marginally productive croplands in IA, IL, NE, SD, and VA. UIUC would assess the yield, biomass quality, and ecological impact of the switchgrass cultivars, as compared to a group of predecessor varieties. Throughout the project, best management practices would be developed to reduce variability in yield and harvested biomass chemical composition for fermentation and pyrolysis conversion processes. The project would be completed over five Budget Periods (BPs), with a Go/No-Go Decision Point after BP1, BP2, and BP3.