The Sun Grant Initiative is a national research and outreach program of land-grant universities and federally funded laboratories working together to enhance the nation’s renewable energy resources and non-food based industries. There are five regional Sun Grant Centers, the North Central Center serving the region and the national initiative.

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September 3, 2008  

Northern Plains Biomass Economy Conference  

North Dakota State University is hosting a daylong conference in Fargo on Sept. 29 to explore how the northern Great Plains fits into the national energy vision.The conference, “Northern Plains Biomass Economy: What Makes Sense?” will be held at the Ramada Plaza Suites and Conference Center, 1635 42nd St. S.Attendees will examine issues related to the production of fuels and materials from cellulosic biomass, and the potential impact on North Dakota and the surrounding region.

One of those issues is the federal goals for bioenergy. In the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Congress set a goal of producing 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels annually by 2022 and implied that as much as 21 billion gallons couldbe derived from sources such as cellulosic feedstock.

For more information about registration, contact Judy Normann at (701) 231-7334 or ndsu.capts@ndsu.edu. Additional information and online registration also are available at http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/bioopportunities/conference/index.html.

 

 

 

New Web Page  

This is the new web page for the Sun Grant North Central Region. The format is similar to the National web page. We have added a news feature to the main page, which will be generated from state news. Each state may add news to the site by sending the information to kim.cassel@sdstate.edu Please include a start date and an ending date for the news.  If a state would like their own page we can certainly add those pages to the website. Please share your comments and suggestions for the website. To make this useful we need input from everyone. 

 

 

Department of Energy -- RFI  

Development of Supply Systems to Handle and Deliver High Volume Biomass Feedstocks for Cellulosic Biofuels Production — RFI

 The United States Department of Energy is seeking input from industry, academia and other biofuels stakeholders regarding supply systems used for the handling, transport, and delivery  of high volume biomass feedstocks for cellulosic biofuels production.  The information will be used by DOE for internal planning and decision making purposes relative to directing DOE funding to support supply systems development.  See: Request for Information Guidelines