Recent News
1/18/10 - Coalition of Forestry Interests Launch North America's First Publicly-available Database of Woody Biomass Users
7/27/09 - 2009 Southeastern Sun Grant Center Regional Competitive Grants Program Announced
7/15/09 - Area’s First Biodiesel Production Unit Officially Opened
7/2/09 - Ribbon Cutting for Knoxville's First Biodiesel Production Unit scheduled for July 15, 2009
6/16/09 - Farmers Awarded UT Switchgrass Contracts for Second Season
6/8/09 - BioSAT receives 2009 Innovator Award
5/8/09 - UT Scientist a Leader in the National Biomass Conversion Effort
10/14/08 - The University of Tennessee, Genera Energy, and Dupont-Danisco break ground on new cellulosic ethanol pilot facility in Vonore, TN
10/7/08 - Media Advisory for groundbreaking for UT/Dupont-Danisco/Genera Energy cellulosic biorefinery released
9/4/08 - Dr. Joe Bozell edits the entire August edition and publishes an article in the journal Clean - Soil, Air, Water.
8/6/08 - Sen. Bob Corker visited the UT Campus to be briefed about bioenergy and bioproduct research efforts
7/23/08 - DuPont Danisco and University of Tennessee Partner to Build Innovative Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Facility
Events
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UT Press Releases
The University of Tennessee, Genera Energy, and Dupont-Danisco break ground on new cellulosic ethanol pilot facility in Vonore, TN, Oct. 14, 2008
DuPont Danisco and University of Tennessee Partner to Build Innovative Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Facility, July 23, 2008
UT reports on Biofuels Initiative, June 20, 2008
Herbicide Approved for Switchgrass, June 13, 2008
Mascoma/UT Join in $26 million DOE Grant, Apr. 21, 2008
Farmers Awarded Switchgrass Contracts for Tennessee Biofuels, Mar. 1, 2008
Area Farmers Encouraged to Attend Switchgrass Production Meetings, Jan. 7, 2008
UT Board Approves Biofuels Business Partnership - Sept. 19, 2007
Biofuels Panel Addresses East Tennessee Farmers and Citizens - Sept. 6, 2007
Public Forum on UT Biofuels Initiative and Switchgrass Production - Aug. 29, 2007, Morristown, TN
Miscellaneous Informational Items
6/2/08 - Dr. Kelly Tiller, Director of External Operations, testified before the Senate Repulican Conference in Washington, D.C. View oral and written testimonies.
2/19/08 - Dr. Kelly Tiller, Director of External Operations, presented an update on the Biofuels Initiative to the Tennessee Senate Committee on Finances, Ways, and Means. View Dr. Tiller's testimony.
T Video News Releases
Biofuels Site Announcement - 9/19/07
Fuel From the Field - 2/28/07
Recent Press Articles
Here is a listing of links related to the UTBI announcement of the partnership with Dupont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol. All were published on July 23-24, 2008.
Mascoma to Play Smaller Role in Pilot Project, Greentech Media, June 24, 2008
Local production of switchgrass hot topic at UT Beef and Forage Field Day,
Knoxville Business Journal, June 13, 2008
Tennessee: Switching grass for gas,
Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 31, 2008
Farmers planting switchgrass as crop for alternative fuel,
Knoxville News-Sentinel, 5/16/08UT researcher says cars may soon run on $1.50-per-gallon 'grassoline',
Kingsport Times News, 5/2/08
Mascoma and UT join in $26 million DOE grant,
The Oak Ridger, 4/28/08
Chattanooga: Mixed fuel for your tank, Chattanooga Times Free Press, 4/24/08
First switchgrass growers for biofuels initiative OK'd,
Knoxville News-Sentinel, 2/18/08
Tennessee switchgrass production meetings popular,
Southeast Farm Press, 2/13/08
Extreme Technology Sites,
Business Facilities, November, 2007From the Ground Up,
ResearchTN, November 2007Fueling Locally,
Scientia, Fall 2007
Goal of biofuel initiative is to create "Grassoline" from a unique commodity,
Crossville Chronicle, 11/1/07Growing Green in More Ways Than One,
Tennessee Today, 10/30/07The Green, Green Gas of Tennessee (Inc. Audio with UT VP for Agriculture Dr. Joe DiPietro),
Tennessee Today, 10/30/07
Tennessee to Produce Ethanol, The Daily Beacon, 10/30/07
Free forum to verse ag leaders, farmers on the UT Biofuels Initiative,
Crossville Chronicle, 10/17/07
UT, ORNL push toward the future,
Knoxville News-Sentinel, 10/14/07
From Grass to Gas,
Tennessee Cooperator, Oct.-Nov. 2007
Tennessee to Construct Ethanol Refinery,
Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/5/07
Mascoma Corporation to Build Switchgrass Cellulosic Ethanol Plant,
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, 10/1/07
$40 million 'grassoline' plant coming to Monroe,
The Daily-Times, 9/26/07
University of Tennessee to build demonstration refinery,
Biofuel Review, 9/21/07
Biofuels panel addresses east Tennessee farmers,
Southeast Farm Press, 9/21/07UT Board oks plan for ethanol plant in Vonore, Knoxville News-Sentinel, 9/19/07
UT revved up over alt fuels,
Knoxville News-Sentinel, 9/19/07UT's Biofuels Initiative,
MetroPulse, 9/13/07Potential of 'Grassohol' as Fuel Emphasized to Region's Farmers,
Greenville Sun, 8/31/07Fuel Forum,
Citizen Tribune, 8/30/07
From Grow to Go! Public Forum Held on UT Biofuels Initiative, Tennessee Farm Bureau, 8/30/07
Congressman Wamp: Valley leads alternative fuel search,
Cleveland Daily Banner, 8/23/07
This Grass Could Alter our Driving Habits While Boosting Tennessee's Economy,
Memphis Comm. Appeal, 8/19/07
Tennessee Surges to Front in Biofuel Race,
Memphis Commercial Appeal, 8/19/07
Ethanol Project is Worth a Shot,
Memphis Commercial Appeal, 8/19/07
Biofuels will be a boon for Tennessee -
Tennessean 8/15/07
Growing switchgrass focus of UT bulletin,
Murfreesboro Post, 8/14/07
UT Stocks Seed for Biofuels Project -
Chattanooga Times-Free Press 8/12/07
Download a MP3 of the Interview with Dr. Kelly Tiller
Biofuel Company Selects Vonore Site, Monroe County Advocate and Democrat, 8/12/07
Biofuel Crops Offer Farmers an Alternative,
Monroe County Advocate and Democrat, 8/12/07
The Tennessee Biofuels Initiative,
Tennessee Land, Life & Science, vol. 4, (2), pp. 5-10, Spring 2007
Fuel From the Fields -
Tennessee Alumnus Winter, 2007
Harnessing the Power of Biomass,
Tennessee Land, Life & Science, vol. 4, (1), pp. 10-12, Fall 2006 Primed to support bio-based energy and industries,
Research TN, Fall 2005
Radio Reports
Kelly Tiller Interview on NPR's The Bryant Park Project (Audio via NPR)(Transcript - pdf), 11/12/07
Kelly Tiller Interview and Report Aired on WPLN, Nashville's Public Radio, 8/20/07 (Scroll through List)
Joe Bozell and Polymer Ohio Interview on Ohio Public Radio - The Ohio Frontier Project, Aired July 23, 2007
Television Reports
Switching to switchgrass to cut foreign oil (Article) (Video), WBIR Evening News, 5/2/08
Farmer says ethanol not to blame for rising food prices (One of UT’s switchgrass producers), WATE Evening News, 4/24/08
Seeing an energy solution in empty fields, NBC Nightly News 11/7/07
Farmers on the challenges of switchgrass, NBC Nightly News, 11/7/07
UT approves $40M plan to build biofuel refinery near Vonore, WATE Channel 6, Knoxville, 9/20/07 (AP Story)
Same story appears on WMC-TV 5, Memphis, 9/20/07
Future fuel to be created in Knoxville within 5 years, WATE Channel 6, Knoxville, 7/12/07
Switchgrass being grown as an ethanol source in Loudon Co., WATE Channel 6, Knoxville, 6/6/07
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