Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center

The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) is one of three bioenergy research centers established in 2007 by the U.S. Department of Energy. It is led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison with Michigan State University as a primary partner.[1] GLBRC works with academic, federal, and private sector bodies to help create the "pipeline" between biomass production and its final conversion to fuel. The key focus being on efficiency and sustainability.[2]


Details

GLBRC is housed within the Wisconsin Energy Institute, a newly constructed clean energy research hub situated on the west campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[3] It is the only one of the three bioenergy research centers based at an academic institution, and the only center with a focus on sustainability.[4] Other centers include the Bioenergy Science Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the Joint BioEnergy Institute in Emeryville, California, both of which are based at United States Department of Energy National Laboratories.[5]


In addition to its research, the GLBRC runs education and outreach programs that engage the public in current issues in bioenergy, as well as providing resources to professionals and educators. In the spring of 2013, DOE renewed the GLBRC's funding for another five years.

Research and Scientific Contributions

As of January 20th 2015, GLBRC researchers have issued more than 100 patent applications.[6][7]

The Center employs over 400 scientists focusing on four primary research areas: sustainability, plants, deconstruction, and conversion.[8]

Partners

References

  1. ↑ http://genomicscience.energy.gov/centers/glbrc.shtml
  2. ↑ http://genomicscience.energy.gov/centers
  3. ↑ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/11/29/doyle-breaks-ground-on-wisconsin-energy-institute/
  4. ↑ United States Department of Energy
  5. ↑ http://genomicscience.energy.gov/centers/
  6. ↑ http://www.warf.org/news-media/news/releases-and-announcements/great-lakes-bioenergy-research-center-celebrates-100th-patent-application.cmsx
  7. ↑ http://www.news.wisc.edu/23535
  8. ↑ https://www.glbrc.org/research
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