EMMETSBURG, Iowa — Farmers within a 45-mile radius of the POET-DSM Project LIBERTY cellulosic ethanol plant at Emmetsburg are in the midst of biomass harvest. Eric Bruhn, of Cylinder, Iowa, bales corn ...

AMES, Iowa — Three Nebraska farmer-inventors have developed equipment to harvest corn cobs and other biomass that will be sought for cellulosic ethanol production. The inventions were described at ...

FARGO - The demand continues to grow for cellulosic biofuel production, as well as blending biofuel with coal in electrical power and heating plants. New biomass harvesting projects being conducted by ...

Grasslands enrolled in conservation programs provide important habitat for nesting game birds and waterfowl, but conservation grasslands have been targeted as a source of biomass for bioenergy and ...

Cutting small trees and brush for energy can be done without harming Minnesota's northern forests, but the cost to do the work may be more than the profit. That's the finding of the first ...

HOOD RIVER — Hints of a southern accent come through in Rita Vaughan Frost’s voice when she talks about the woods in Texas where she spent much of her childhood. “Ever since I was a little girl, I ...

Record forest fires, under-utilized agricultural residues like straw and husks and struggling sawmills have left Canada with an abundance of undervalued biomass. If carefully and strategically managed ...

URBANA, Ill.-- To meet ambitious U.S. Department of Energy targets for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), production of purpose-grown energy crops must ramp up significantly. Although researchers have ...

A firefighter clears loose brush from around a Sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., in this July 2022 photo provided by the National Park Service. (Garrett Dickman/NPS via ...