The Sun Grant Initiative is a national network of land-grant universities & federally funded laborat
The Sun Grant Initiative is in its tenth year of operation, and is continuing to grow the nation's bioeconomy through science in order to meet its energy needs, to support its rural communities, farms and forests, and to protect and sustain the environment. In recent years, the Sun Grant Initiative has strengthened its working relationships with key government agencies as well as with state agenci
12/06/2016
Regional Feedstock Partnership Report Now Available! A summary report and appendices that detail the accomplishments of the Regional Feedstock Partnership are now available on the BETO website!
Regional Feedstock Partnership Report | Department of Energy Regional Feedstock Partnership Report
07/25/2016
Sioux Falls Airshow
07/05/2016
2016 Billion-Ton Report Preview Alison Goss Eng, of the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, Tim Theiss, Laboratory Relationship Manager of the Bioenergy Technologies Pr...
06/02/2015
Test your knowledge! Take the Department of Energy's Bioenergy Quiz.
Test Your Knowledge! Take the Bioenergy Quiz I am very excited to announce our first ever bioenergy quiz—an online, interactive tool that’s both enlightening and entertaining. How much do you know about bioenergy and how it displaces imported oil, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and creates jobs? Test your knowledge! Then share it with your…
04/29/2015
Last night, The Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering at South Dakota State University, recognized Stephen Gent as the “Young Investigator of the Year” for 2014-2015.
The North Central Regional Sun Grant Center is lucky to have Dr. Stephen Gent as one of our project investigators. He does great research work and deserves the recognition! Congrats Steve!
https://www.sdstate.edu/engr/research/activities/awards/
South Dakota State University Research productivity awards presented to COE faculty
04/07/2015
Biofuels Digest Features Genera Energy's Role in IBSS Partnership via "5-Minute Guide" —... Genera Energy was recently highlighted by Biofuels Digest, a trade publication marketed as the "World's Most Widely Read Biofuels Daily." The feature highlights Genera's partnership with The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and other research centers via the Southeastern Partnership…
03/26/2015
2015 SunGrant Meeting The Sun Grant Initiative is a national network of land-grant universities and federally funded laboratories working together to further establish a biobased economy. These institutes are at the forefront of research and innovation involving bioenergy and biofuels production.
03/26/2015
Waxter Forum set for March 17 Sweet Briar College’s 2015 Julia B. Waxter Environmental Forum will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in the Wailes Lounge at the Elston Inn Conference Center. The event is free and open to the public.
03/06/2015
Genera Energy Reaches Milestone with Recent Harvest | Genera Energy VONORE, Tenn. Mar. 5, 2015 — Genera Energy Inc., a leading biomass supply company specializing in biomass feedstocks for advanced biobased...
03/06/2015
The Bramton Company Signs Industry-Exclusive Agreement with cycleWood Solutions to Manufacture... THE BRAMTON COMPANY SIGNS INDUSTRY-EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITH CYCLEWOOD SOLUTIONS TO MANUFACTURE LINE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS DOGGIE WASTE PICK-UP
03/05/2015
New crop “carinata” holds promise for Southeast!
New crop â Considering the dismal profit outlook for most Southeastern row crops, there might be potential for adding a winter crop like carinata, a promising oilseed, according to University of Florida researchers.
03/04/2015
The USDA's, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment (IBCE) and the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Golden Field Office, Bioenergy Technologies Office announce the interagency Program to support the development of a biomass-based industry in the United States. Collaboration between DOE and USDA on Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) is directed under section 9008(e)(1) of FSRIA, as amended. Additionally, DOE provides funds guided by certain administrative provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Section 9008(e)(3) of FSRIA provides direction and guidance on the technical areas as described in BRDI. The technical areas are: (A) Feedstocks development, (B) Biofuels and biobased products development, and (C) Biofuels development analysis.