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SUPPORT RESOURCES
The following organizations and programs provide information, research, technical assistance, or financial assistance in support of biorefining activities.
Federal biorefining research, development, commercialization, and information:
- U.S. Biomass Research and Development Initiative (also visit the comprehensive links page)
- Strategic Plan of the Biomass R&D Board
- U.S. Department of Energy's Office of the Biomass Program and
Industrial Technologies Program - Agriculture
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Biomass Feedstock Research & Analyses and Bioenergy Information Network
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Biomass Energy and Biomass Research
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Bio-Based Products Research
- Argonne National Laboratory's Bio-Based Chemicals
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (also see the Energy Sites page)
- Biobased Products and Bioenergy Coordination Council
- Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program (FB4P)
- Biofuels Information
- Agricultural Research Service
- Forest Service
- Forest Products Laboratory
- Biofuels Information
State of Wisconsin - Government:
- Department of Administration, Division of Energy
- Wisconsin Focus on Energy
- Department of Commerce
- Industry Clusters Program (also see the Industry Cluster Resources page)
- Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection
- Department of Natural Resources
- Bureau of Cooperative Environmental Assistance
- Waste Management Grant Programs
- Green Tier Program
Technology tansfer and commercialization assistance in Wisconsin:
- CleanTech Partners, Inc. (formerly Center for Technology Transfer, Inc.)
- Community, Natural Resource Economic Development
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Department of Commerce
- University of Wisconsin and University Extension:
Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison
College of Natural Resources UW-Stevens Point
Community, Natural Resource Economic Development
Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center
Midwest resources to support biorefining:
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Chicago Regional Office
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Biofuels Program
- Indiana Department of Commerce Energy & Recycling Office
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources Renewable Energy
- Iowa Energy Center
- Iowa State University Office of Biorenewables Programs
- Michigan Energy Office Biomass Energy Program
- Midwest Rural Energy Council
- Minnesota Department of Commerce Energy Info
- Center for Biorefining University of Minnesota
- University of Minnesota-Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources Energy Center
- Ohio Office of Energy Efficiency - Biomass
- The Ohio Biomass Energy Program
- Energy Center of Wisconsin
Industry associations and other organizations:
- Biobased Information System
- Biobased Manufacturers Association
- Biobased Supercenter of Biobased Products
- Bio-Products Saskatchewan, Inc.
- Biotechnology Industry Association
- National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition
- New Uses Council
- Sun Grant Initiative