November 2009
- MSU, Michigan Tech sign biofuel research contract with Frontier
- Stimulus grant to help MSU team improve drug development from plants
October 2009
- MSU receives $2 million for wave disk engine research
- Simple measures can yield big greenhouse gas cuts, MSU scientist says
- David LaGrand Grand Rapids city commissioner guest commentary: Senate needs to pass clean energy act to help Michigan
- Miscounting bionergy benefits may increase greenhouse gas release says MSU scientist
- OBT Director Steve Pueppke and OBT Associate Director Bruce Dale discuss alternative fuels with Robert Colangelo, host of the GreenSense radio show
- MSU marks Campus Sustainability Week
- MSU scientists developing more efficient solar energy solutions
- Michigan stakes claim in clean fuel race
- MSU-led study to examine effect of climate change on global industries
- "Green is the new gold" in Michigan
- GLBRC two-year review held at MSU
- David Skole discusses the Carbon2Markets program on MLive/Greening of the Great Lakes
- MSU licenses plant oil enhancement technology to BASF Plant Science
September 2009
- New program pays biomass plant suppliers in U.P.
- Project aids environmental decisions in the face of complicated trade-offs
- Lawmaker wants less greenhouse gas from fuels
- New study finds low-carbon fuels policy essential to Michigan's leadership role in breaking America's oil addiction
- MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center grand opening set for Sept. 10
Miscounting bioenergy benefits may increase greenhouse gas release
A fixable error in the way carbon is counted in current U.S. climate legislation and in the Kyoto Protocol could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using biofuels, says a premier group of national environmental and land-use scientists.
November 2009
Fourth Annual Cellulosic Biofuels Summit
November 16-19, 2009
Washington, D.C.
American Council on Renewable Energy "Renewable Energy in America" policy forum
November 19-20, 2009
Washington, D.C.
December 2009
Growing the Bioeconomy: Solutions for Sustainability
December 1, 2009
Hannah Community Center, East Lansing
MSU scientists have been investigating many facets of the bioeconomy for several decades. Besides the Office of Biobased Technologies, which serves as a clearinghouse for all bioeconomy information and research, other distinctive centers include:
- Biomass Conversion Research Lab
- Center for Biobased Renewable Energy
- Center for Microbial Ecology
- Center for Nanostructured Biomimetic Interfaces
- Composite Materials and Structures Center
- Energy & Automotive Research Laboratories
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
- Long-Term Ecological Research Project
- MBI International
- MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab
- MSU Technologies
- Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources
From plant science and biology to engineering and supply chain management, MSU scientists add value to every aspect of the bioeconomy. Find an expert by clicking here.
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