US funds 10 projects to improve biomass feedstocks

The Agriculture and Energy departments awarded a total of $12.6 in research grants to 10 projects, from Virginia to California, to improve to improve plant feedstocks for the production of biofuels, biopower, and biobased products. The work is part of developing non-food sources of biomass. “Dedicated feedstock crops tend to require less intensive production practices… » Read More

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