Minnesota
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Information about biofuels and bioenergy in the state of Minnesota in the United States.
Minnesota, with a population of approximately 5,000,000, is a major producer of ethanol in the United States. In 2004, Governor Pawlenty referred to his plan for biofuels in the state as "making Minnesota the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy."
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Events
- 15-17 April 2008, Minneapolis. Minnesota: International Biomass 08 Conference & Trade Show (Theme: biomass)
- 23-24 July 2008, Minneapolis, Minnesota: The 2008 Biofuels financial conference (Themes: biofuels, financing)
- 18-22 August 2008, Bloomington, Minnesota: Short Rotation Crops International Conference: Biofuels, Bioenergy and Bioproducts from Sustainable Agricultural and Forest Crops. (Themes: biofuels, bioenergy, bioproducts, crops, wood)
- 28-30 September 2008, Minneapolis: Advanced biofuels wokshop and trade show. (Themes: advanced biofuels, technology, feedstocks, markets)
- 28 September - 3 October 2008, St. Paul and other locations, Minnesota: International Bioenergy Days. (Themes: bioenergy)
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- Is Biomass Harvesting Sustainable?, late August 2008 (September 2008 issue) by Biomass Magazine: "Sustainability is a buzzword in the biomass industry. But sustainable can mean many things....A collaboration of researchers studied a biomass operation...in Minnesota to look at all the different components of a sustainable biomass harvesting operation."
- "Researchers from Minnesota and Wisconsin zeroed in on one particular system — small trees and undergrowth in the Superior National Forest — to gauge the environmental and economic costs of removing biomass from the forest."
- The study by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) found that "there are many ways to interrupt a smooth supply of biomass to a market."
- Lead author Don Arnosti was quoted as saying, "What I have concluded is that biomass, at least woody biomass will likely forever be a coproduct....It cannot be seen as the single reason you are doing land management.[1]
- Download the IATP study, Harvesting Fuel: Cutting Costs and Reducing Forest Fire Hazards Through Biomass Harvest.
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