Oct 14 Beyond the Corn: Cellulosic Ethanol from Non-Food Sources

By Biobased Maine | Oct 14, 2014 |

Beyond the corn: The new frontier in ethanol is nonfood biofuel. Three new cellulosic ethanol plants opened in the Midwest.

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Energy Department Announces $13.4m to Develop Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts

By Biobased Maine | Oct 10, 2014 |

Oct 10. The U.S. Energy Department announced $13.5 million to develop advanced biofuels and byproducts, including $3.1 million for American Process, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia to develop and demonstrate a process to transform cellulosic sugars to solvents in their demonstration facility. Read more.

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FBRI: Recyclable Biomaterial Particleboard

By Biobased Maine | Oct 10, 2014 |

FBRI Faculty Mehdi Tajvidi in the media about his research on Recyclable Biomaterial Particleboard Panel. Read more.

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USDA Study: Why Biobased?

By Biobased Maine | Oct 10, 2014 |

Why Biobased? presents opportunities for U.S. agriculture and forests in the emerging bieconomy, valued at $1.2 trillion. July 2014 For more recent biobased news, see our Resources page.

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New Plants to Product Program Director

By Biobased Maine | Oct 10, 2014 |

Charlotte Mace recently joined the Sustainable Bioplastics Council of Maine as Director. Charlotte works at the Environmental Health Strategy Center as the Program Director for the Plants to Products Program. The Plants to Products program, which is closely tied to the activities of the Sustainable Bioplastics Council, aims to develop a road map for advancing bioproducts…

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