Tennessee

Information about biofuels and bioenergy in the state of Tennessee in the United States.

Tennessee is a hub of activity related to biofuels.
- The "Tennessee Biofuels Initiative" is a unique partnership that "includes farmer involvement, technology partnerships, and political leadership resulting in an integrated systems approach for a sustainable, large scale cellulosic biofuels industry."[1]

Events

2009

11-14 October 2009, Memphis, Tennessee, USA: 2009 TAPPI International Bioenergy & Bioproducts Conference (Themes: biomass, conversion pathways, demand, processing, supply, technology)

2008

14 February 2008, Washington, D.C., USA: Tennessee Biofuels Initiative - Seminar at USDA - Tennessee's "unique effort includes farmer involvement, technology partnerships, and political leadership resulting in an integrated systems approach for a sustainable, large scale cellulosic biofuels industry." (Themes: cellulosic ethanol, partnerships)

18-19 February 2008, Nashville, Tennessee: Biomass Supply Chain and Logistics Update 2008.

16-19 June 2008, Nashville, Tennessee: 24th Annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo 2008.

13-17 July 2008, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA: 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology. Sessions include:
- Biofuels and Biodiversity: An assessment of potential effects on species and ecosystems

Bredesen calls biofuel criticism 'outrageous' 6 November 2009 by KnoxNews.com: Tennessee "Gov. Phil Bredesen branded a legislative attack on the BioFuels Initiative he launched two years ago as 'ridiculous' and 'outrageous' Thursday and said it endangers an unannounced 'very large investment in East Tennessee.'"
- A Fiscal Review Committee report "noted that the project has changed substantially from what was projected in 2007, when legislators approved $70 million in state spending on the initiative."
- "A central point was that legislators were told two years ago that the pilot project would produce 5 million gallons of ethanol per year from switchgrass - an amount now reduced to 250,000 gallons with initial production involving corn cobs."[2]

DuPont-Danisco in Tennessee cellulosic ethanol project, 24 July 2008 by Cleantech: "DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol has partnered with the University of Tennessee to build a pilot-scale biorefinery and research and development facility in the state".
- "The project will work with Tennessee farmers to develop a dedicated cellulosic energy crop supply chain for cellulosic biorefineries using switchgrass. The facility design will be able to operate on two different non-food biomass feedstocks – corn stover, cobs and fiber; and switchgrass."

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) - a research facility of the Department of Energy.
- ORNL Bioenergy Science Center

University of Tennessee - Institute of Agriculture - Office of Bioenergy Programs
- The Tennessee Biofuels Initiative
- Southeastern Sun Grant Center - Regional center for the Sun Grant Initiative

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