Biofuels

Wisconsin is leaving money on the table by not fully developing its academic R&D potential, argues columnist Tom Still, and changing that means more support for research outside of Madison and Milwaukee. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, Still highlights the biofuel work of University...

CleanTech Partners of Madison has announced the availability of $500,000 in grants from the Forestry Research and Development Grants program, which supports the research, development, or commercialization of technologies that use forestry biomass as an energy or biochemical source. The program will accept applications through...

Tech-based economies aren't just for big cities, and that point will be demonstrated at the forthcoming Lake Superior Region Technology Conference, according to columnist Tom Still. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, Still explains how Wisconsin's beautiful northwoods will make a difference in the knowledge...

State leaders believe Wisconsin is rich in biofuel potential, and they have provided a $39,000 grant to help Marquette University's Renewable Energy Research program advance the production of methane. Dr. Daniel Zitomer, leader researcher and associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Marquette, says...

Wisconsin has led the way on the progressive income tax, clean government reform, education, and now stem-cell research, but there is one more vital area where the state can lead, according to Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton. In this guest column, she said the state's commitment...

Dr. Jay Kouba, president and CEO of Metabolix, Inc., has joined the board of directors of Virent Energy Systems. He brings 25 years of experience in the chemical and petroleum industries to the Madison company, which is developing ways to convert biomass into energy....

The biofuels revolution is not only beneficial for agriculture, natural resources, and national security, it could potentially have a reform dimension, according to columnist Tom Still. Touting a bill introduced by Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind, he writes in this edition of Inside Wisconsin that biofuels...

Three bioenergy research centers, including one led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, are part of a $375 million Department of Energy program to advance renewable energy. The establishment of the centers culminates a six-year effort by DOE's Office of Science to lay the foundation for...