New research undertaken in Greece has demonstrated that although 90 per cent of people believe climate change is related to fossil fuel consumption, only half think that biofuels could be an effective solution. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.thebioenergysite.com/articles/697/what-influences-the-public-acceptance-of-biofuels
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Energy Literacy: Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education
Explore the Matrix with this .pdf made by EERE. Follow this link to learn more: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/pdfs/energy_literacy_1_0_low_res.pdf
USDA Biopreferred: Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities (118 pages, .pdf download)
Authorized under section 9002 of the 2008 Farm Bill, the BioPreferred Program (formerly the Federal Biobased Procurement Program) establishes a process for determining eligibility criteria for Federal purchase of biobased products. Follow this link to learn more: https://attra.ncat.org/guide/a_m/biopreferred.html
CORRIM Bioenergy Basics — Research
CORRIM is an organization that develops a scientific base of information relating to the environmental performance of wood based building products. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.corrim.org/research/bioenergy.asp
2009 Energy Consumption per Person (map)
An interactive map showing energy consumption per person by state. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.doe.gov/maps/2009-energy-consumption-person
2009 Energy Expenditure per Person (map)
An interactive map showing energy expenditure per person by state Follow this link to learn more: http://www.doe.gov/maps/2009-energy-expenditure-person
Biomass Policy Page
Information about legislation and policies regarding biomass. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/emnrd/biomass/policy.html
Trichoderma reesei: A Fungal Enzyme Producer for Cellulosic Biofuels
This literature review explains the use of fungal enzymes in biofuel production Follow this link to learn more: http://cdn.intechweb.org/pdfs/20066.pdf
Pacific Region Bioenergy Partnership
Bioenergy research for the Pacific region states. Follow this link to learn more: http://pacificbiomass.org/
Carbohydrate and lignin are simultaneously solubilized from unpretreated switchgrass by microbial action at high temperature
The three major components of plant biomass, cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, are highly recalcitrant and deconstruction involves thermal and chemical pretreatment. Microbial conversion is a possible solution, but few anaerobic microbes utilize both cellulose and hemicellulose and none are known to solubilize lignin. This report shows that the majority (85%) of insoluble switchgrass biomass that had not been previously chemically treated was degraded at 78 °C by the anaerobic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii. Follow this link to learn more: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2013/EE/c3ee40932e