UC Davis Shares Grant for Tree Biofuel Research  (New)

Date: September 29, 2011
Source: Sacramento Business Journal
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UC Davis will receive $3.1 million of a $40 million biofuel research grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study alternative fuel options. UC Davis will investigate farming hybrid poplar trees for aviation fuel, diesel, and gasoline; about 400,000 acres of trees will be planted and five commercial refineries will be built. Bryan Jenkins, professor of biological and agricultural engineering and director of the UC Davis Energy Institute, said researchers will also analyze the economic and environmental impacts of biofuel production in the region.

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