SUNY Center for Sustainable and Renewable Energy

SUNY Center for Sustainable & Renewable Energy

Bio Liquid
Fuels

Tapping Trees for Power

ESF shows new ways to wring fuel, chemicals from wood

"(Dean) Kamen (inventor of the Segway) was among roughly three dozen entrepreneurs, politicians and business leaders who descended on the college Monday to see the latest research on converting wood to energy. Other heavyweights included biologist Craig Venter, who formerly led the federal Human Genome Project and works on alternative fuels. ...

"'I've been waiting a long time for this meeting," said Rep. Charles Bass, R-N.H., who brought a group of business leaders from New Hampshire to the session, including Kamen and Venter. Bass said he is strongly interested in developing renewable energy supplies.'"

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Documents

Tapping Trees for Power: ESF shows new ways to wring fuel, chemicals from wood (Syracuse Post-Standard)

New York biomass refinery output is still on track (OpEd piece by SUNY-ESF President Cornelius B. Murphy Jr. in the Syracuse Post-Standard)

Fueling Progress at the Pump (Syracuse Post-Standard editorial)

At Issue: Ethanol (Syracuse Post-Standard) "It will make the air cleaner, reduce oil needs."

State fuels energy plans pumps $4.25M into fuel projects (Syracuse Post-Standard)

Governor Pataki, Senator Wright announce $4 million for new biofuel plant in Fulton (Press Release)

Will wood help fill US energy needs? (Christian Science Monitor)

Green energy creates N.Y. Jobs: Comptroller says increased use of renewable energy could create 43,000 jobs (Syracuse Post-Standard)

SUNY researchers find way to make ethanol from wood (newsday.com)

Multimedia

Biorefineries of New York: Interview on Wisconsin Public Radio, featuring Dr. Thomas Amidon and Michael R. Brower

Ethanol from wood chips
(news10now.com report)

In his 2004 State of the State address, New York Governor George Pataki recored the mission of the Center of Excellence in Environmental Systems to include renewable and clean energy research and development. We are now adapting these areas to showcase this exciting new direction.

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