Decades of fruit and biomass research done jointly by Florida Statue University and Shell Energy have planted the largest single planting of plant aggregates in the entire United States. This plantation covers about 130 acres and is home to more than 250,000 planted trees, including cotton trees (native to the area) and eucalyptus (non-invasive) with a variety of crops, such as soybeans.
This "super-tree" event was created as a result of the university's joint research with other agencies, including Shell, the US Department of Energy, the Common Purpose Institute and various groups of people working on the development of alternative energy sources (non-fossil fuels). in the future. This research focuses on planting and processing energy resources from fast growing biomass of crops known as closed loop biomass or simply 'energy crops'. The aim of the project is to develop power plants such as pulp or fiber plants; clean biogas for industrial use; plants such as surgacan that can be used to develop ethanol; and crops such as soybeans for biodiesel production.
The university's commitment to alternative energy research is also taking place at Penn State University. At Penn State, special focus is on the development of hydrogen fuel as a practical alternative energy source. The scientists involved are convinced that humanity is moving towards a hydrogen-powered economy because we need to reduce air pollution and find sources of energy other than oil to aerate the United States. Hydrogen energy burns clean and can be renewed indefinitely as it can be extracted from water and crops. Hydrogen energy would thus be a sustainable source of energy found in the United States' own infrastructure, while the world's (affordable) oil reserves are at an all-time high and beginning to decline. The University seeks to assist in the commercial development of hydrogen fuel cells that can be used in place of or in conjunction with all our motor vehicle combustion engines.
When President Bush recently announced his alternative energy initiative, he decided that the government would develop five Sun Grant centers for concentrated research. Oregon State University is honored to be selected as one of those centers and has been awarded $ 20 million in state grants over the next four years to carry out its mission. OSU is a leader in the exploration of alternative energy as it represents the interests of the Pacific Islands, the US Pacific, and nine Western countries. OSU President Edward Ray says research conducted through the OSU Sun Grant Center will directly contribute to our meeting with President Bush's challenge to energy independence. Vario's research team at OSU is conducting specific studies on alternative energy sources, including a project to develop straw products as an efficient renewable biomass fuel source, and another project to study how to effectively transform wood fibers into liquid fuels.
The university's commitment to alternative energy research is also taking place at Penn State University. At Penn State, special focus is on the development of hydrogen fuel as a practical alternative energy source. The scientists involved are convinced that humanity is moving towards a hydrogen-powered economy because we need to reduce air pollution and find sources of energy other than oil to aerate the United States. Hydrogen energy burns clean and can be renewed indefinitely as it can be extracted from water and crops. Hydrogen energy would thus be a sustainable source of energy found in the United States' own infrastructure, while the world's (affordable) oil reserves are at an all-time high and beginning to decline. The University seeks to assist in the commercial development of hydrogen fuel cells that can be used in place of or in conjunction with all our motor vehicle combustion engines.
When President Bush recently announced his alternative energy initiative, he decided that the government would develop five Sun Grant centers for concentrated research. Oregon State University is honored to be selected as one of those centers and has been awarded $ 20 million in state grants over the next four years to carry out its mission. OSU is a leader in the exploration of alternative energy as it represents the interests of the Pacific Islands, the US Pacific, and nine Western countries. OSU President Edward Ray says research conducted through the OSU Sun Grant Center will directly contribute to our meeting with President Bush's challenge to energy independence. Vario's research team at OSU is conducting specific studies on alternative energy sources, including a project to develop straw products as an efficient renewable biomass fuel source, and another project to study how to effectively transform wood fibers into liquid fuels.
