The Northeast Woody/Warm-season Biomass Consortium (NEWBio) is a regional network of universities, businesses, and governmental organizations dedicated to building robust, scalable, and sustainable value chains for biomass energy in the Northeast. Driven by the …
BCAP Helps Commercialize Shrub Willow for Bioenergy in Northern New York

Three-year old willow biomass crops on a four-year old root system prior to first harvest (Auburn, NY). Photo: Timothy Volk, SUNY ESF.
Farmers growing shrub willow for bioenergy are helped by a BCAP project in New York State that aims …
Research Summary: Development of a Single-Pass Cut-and-Chip Harvesting System for Short Rotation Woody Crops

Three-year old willow biomass crops on a four-year old root system prior to first harvest (Auburn, NY). Photo: Timothy Volk, SUNY ESF.
Woody biomass throughput is tripled using a new single-pass cut-and-chip harvesting system. Operator experience, crop characteristics, ground conditions, …
Poplar (Populus spp.) Trees for Biofuel Production
If you are looking for a comprehensive article on poplar for biofuel production, this is for you.
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Second year growth on poplars at the Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest demonstration site near Jefferson, OR.