The public is invited to a demonstration of up-to-date technologies in forest biomass energy, Wednesday, June 24 in Arcata, California. The demo is part of the Waste to Wisdom project, a $5.88 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. We are [...] Continue Reading
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Waste to Wisdom Presentation: U.S. Department of Energy 2015 Project Peer Review
The Department of Energy will publish its annual 2015 Project Peer Review final report at its annual Program Management Review this June 25th. Waste to Wisdom is one of 190 projects spanning seven key technology areas that are funded by the DOE [...] Continue Reading
Soil scientist to give presentation to Congress
Rocky Mountain Research Station research soil scientist Deborah Page-Dumroese has been invited by the National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research to give a presentation to House and Senate staffers on April 20 in Washington, [...] Continue Reading
Subtask 3.2 – An intro to biochar and our evaluation of its use as a soil amendment
Black C (or biochar) has been applied to soils from the dawn of civilization (think fire pits). Purposeful black carbon additions to the soil, along with natural deposition (forest fires, volcanoes), have resulted in the widespread presence of black [...] Continue Reading
Subtask 1.2 – Design report for forest residue bale size specifications
Forest Concepts published a design report that goes through the logic used to establish bale sizes for use in conceptual baler design and for BRDI-baled biomass handling models. Forest Concepts is a partner in Subtask 1.2 of the Feedstock Development [...] Continue Reading
