Tagged: wood market

3:20pm

Wed September 28, 2011
Alternative Energy

Update: Biofuel demand high; $80 million to UW, WSU for research

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Producing biofuels as an environmentally-friendly alternative to petroleum-based fossil fuels is a puzzle that has been bedeviling researchers for years.

Now, with $80 million pouring into research at the University of Washington and Washington State University, stakeholders hope to find the key for turning biomass from wood products into fuel for cars and jets.

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