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Boeing was out testing biofuel in a hydroplane on Friday. It uses a mix of jet fuel and biofuel. The biofuel can replace kerosene.
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Biofuel grant will create jobs in Boardman
Biofuel grant will create jobs in Boardman
The state's two large universities will lead efforts to develop biofuels and regional renewable-energy markets under $80 million grants that are among the largest ever awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency announced Wednesday.
The grants include a $12 million subgrant for demonstration trials for production of bio-based jet and diesel fuels and bio-based gasoline at ZeaChem's plant under construction at the Port of Morrow near Boardman, about 50 miles south of Kennewick.
The grants allow Washington State University and the University of Washington to lead research into the conversion of Northwest wood and forest residues into biofuels.
Tri-Cities research may help biofuels take flight
Tri-Cities research may help biofuels take flight
If you stop and think about it, some pretty interesting people and stuff have roots in the Tri-Cities.
Many Tri-Citians have gone on to be professional athletes, entertainers, scientists and engineers, doctors, lawyers and humanitarians, to name just a few.
And a lot of ground-breaking discoveries -- many born of strategic collaborations resulting from purposeful economic development efforts -- have emerged from work at our local national laboratory.
PNNL chemist wins Rising Star Award
PNNL chemist wins Rising Star Award
Julia Laskin of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been picked as one of 10 women nationwide for a Rising Star Award by the Women Chemists Committee of the American Chemical Society.
The award, given to exceptional women chemists mid-career, is intended to help promote retention of women in science. Laskin will be honored at a symposium to highlight the work of winners during the American Chemical Society meeting in March in San Diego.
Laskin's research provides the basis for new analytical techniques to characterize synthetic and natural polymers, petroleum, biofuels and other complex samples in biology, environmental science, drug discovery and counter-terrorism. She studies gas-phase ion chemistry and mass spectrometry of large complex molecules.
EDUCATION: WSU Tri-Cities professor wins $300K research award
EDUCATION: WSU Tri-Cities professor wins $300K research award
RICHLAND — Bin Yang, an assistant professor with the Department of Biological Systems Engineering and the Center for Bioproducts & Bioenergy at Washington State University Tri-Cities, is one of only 39 young scientists selected from 407 applicants from across the nation to receive this year’s prestigious Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award.
The school announced the award today in a news release. The award will provide him $300,000 for his research into the co-production of ethanol and jet fuel from biomass sources.
Yang has spent most of his career in the development of renewable energy technologies with an emphasis on production of ethanol, drop-in replacement biofuel and other commodity products from cellulosic biomass.
Inslee urges energy innovation for Tri-Cities
Inslee urges energy innovation for Tri-Cities
The Tri-Cities should look to energy innovation for future economic success, said Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., campaigning for governor Monday in the Tri-Cities.
He was the guest of the Tri-City Development Council at a Meet the Candidate Luncheon in Richland after touring the Tri-Tech Skills Center of the Kennewick School District. He also visited Pasco High School.
Washington is poised to lead a technological revolution in energy innovation, including for biofuel, wind and solar energy production, and the Tri-Cities has the blend of skills and resources needed, he said.
