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Penn State Biomass Energy Center http://www.bioenergy.psu.edu/default.asp
225 Agricultural Engineering Building, University Park, PA 16802
Telephone: 814.865.3722; FAX: 814.863.1031
© 2006 The Pennsylvania State University | Site by: Patricia Craig
The focus of the Biomass Energy Center is to coordinate and facilitate research and outreach across the university, building teams to address the complete value chain of biomass energy systems.
This value chain can be classified into four categories:
Improved production of biomass feedstocks;
Integration of biomass production into sustainable agrosystems;
Conversion of biomass into energy; and
Technology transfer to companies, state agencies, NGOs, and citizens throughout the Commonwealth and beyond.
Penn State has significant strengths in each these four focal areas— each have a significant number of faculty involved, with a critical mass of researchers emerging in many different areas.
Biomass Feedstock Production
Large-scale production of bioenergy will require development of new crops and appropriate production and harvest, and storage strategies. Penn State has active research programs in annual and perennial including woody biomass crops, feedstock management technologies, basic plant biotechnology, and biomass characterization.
Sustainable Bioenergy Systems
Managed agroecosystems offer enhanced opportunities for a more sustainable bio-based economy, but will require appropriate technology, environmental assessment, and social, economic, and policy incentives. Penn State has active research programs in agroecosystem modeling, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, soil dynamics and soil ecology, water quality, policy issues including emissions and carbon trading, and social and economic impacts.
Biomass Conversion to Energy
Governor Rendell has endorsed and Congress is considering a 25 x 25 pledge, with a goal to derive 25% of our total energy from biomass by the year 2025. This goal is credible, as the DOE and USDA estimate that there are over 1 billion tons of biomass available annually in the USA. Penn State has strong research programs on the conversion of biomass to electricity, transportation fuels and co-product chemicals, stationary power, and heat, through thermal, chemical, and biological mechanisms.
Outreach and Cooperative Extension
Large, medium, and small scale biomass energy systems and corrollary business models need to be developed and demonstrated with Pennsylvania agricultural producers and industry. Local agencies, industry and our agricultural producers have shown a high interest in bringing this technology to farm, business, and industrial scales. Penn State Cooperative Extension is playing a major role in the planning and implementation of these projects, and is poised to offer even greater assistance with additional coordination.
Industry Research and Technology Transfer
Did you know that with almost $105 million in industry-sponsored research in FY 2008, Penn State ranks 3rd nationally in this category among universities? With more than 2,500 science and technology-based researchers at Penn State, the Industrial Research Office is available to help companies identify faculty members with the expertise to meet their research needs. The Intellectual Property Office protects the IP of all Penn State employees and promotes commercialization of University inventions through licensing agreements with industry partners. Learn more about the Penn State Research and Tech Transfer Organization. |
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