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SAFER Bioeconomy Case Study Series: Bioenergy at Longwood University

With a mission of serving “as a catalyst for regional prosperity and advancement,” Longwood University has turned its need for energy into an opportunity for regional innovation. Longwood University’s campus of 4,500 students in Farmville, Virginia, now supplies 85 percent … Continue reading

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New Report: Arkansas Clean Technology Primer

The clean technology sector grew at a faster rate than the rest of the Arkansas economy over the last eight years and shows the greatest potential for continued growth, according to a recent report by the Southern Growth Policies Board … Continue reading

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SAFER’s 2011 Year in Review

Happy New Year! Take a quick look at what SAFER’s been up to in 2011 and where we’re going in 2012: Highlights of 2011: Released the report Implications of Biomass Definitions in January 2011. The SAFER Advisory Council hosted a … Continue reading

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SAFER Commentary: Discovering Bioenergy Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) conducts research all across the bioenergy supply chain. Biologists, ecologists, chemists, material scientists, geographers and economists have teamed up over the past 35 years to better understand and quantify the potential of bioenergy and to … Continue reading

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SAFER Bioeconomy Case Study Series: Georgia’s Bioenergy One Stop Shop

Georgia grows wood like the Midwest grows corn,” says Jill Stuckey, director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Energy. In fact, with nearly 25 million acres of forests in Georgia, the state ranks second in the nation, behind only … Continue reading

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