ArborGen's Ramsey to Highlight Role of Trees as Biofuel Feedstock at World Congress on Biotechnology.Presentation on Potential of Purpose Grown Trees as a Source of Renewable Energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. SUMMERVILLE, S.C. -- Mr. Nathan Ramsey of ArborGen, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , headquartered in Summerville, South Carolina Summerville is a city located in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States, though inhabitants often refer to it as a town. In 2005, however, the Census Bureau estimated the population at 37,714. , will speak about the potential of purpose grown trees and biofuels at the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. Industrial biotechnology (known mainly in Europe as white biotechnology and Bioprocessing, March 21-24 in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. . The World Congress is the premiere industrial biotechnology conference, drawing more than 1,000 representatives from diverse disciplines and nearly 400 companies in dozens of nations. As an invited speaker, Mr. Ramsey will elaborate on ArborGen's work in purpose grown trees and the value they deliver as a sustainable and economical biofuels feedstock. "Purpose grown trees offer many benefits and advantages to the biofuels industry. Improved characteristics in trees include demonstrated growth rate improvements exceeding 100 percent in pine and hardwood species, as well as cold tolerance and enhanced wood composition that includes reducing and shifting lignin lignin (lĭg`nĭn), a highly polymerized and complex chemical compound especially common in woody plants. The cellulose walls of the wood become impregnated with lignin, a process called lignification, which greatly increases the strength and composition," said Ramsey, Manager of. Business Development at ArborGen. "Ultimately, it will be possible to harvest purpose grown trees in rotations of 5 to 7 years, or less, with biomass productivity of 10 to 15 dry tons per acre per year or more. This technology, along with production and logistical system efficiencies, will enable production of millions of tons of biomass from purpose grown trees to be delivered at costs of less than $40 per dry ton." ArborGen is developing and testing the potential commercial application of fast-growing trees with desirable traits for biofuels. For example, the mass production of cellulosic ethanol Cellulosic ethanol is a type of biofuel produced from lignocellulose, a structural material that comprises much of the mass of plants. It is composed mainly of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. will require large and reliable quantities of biomass feedstock. With improved productivity and shorter rotations, fast-growing trees offer a ready solution to large-scale biomass supply and demand. Who: Nathan Ramsey, Manager, Business Development, ArborGen, LLC What: "Commercial Development of Fast-Growing, Short-Rotation Trees as an Economical Feedstock Using Biotechnology" When: 3:30 p.m.Thursday, March 22 Where: Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, Florida About ArborGen www.arborgen.com ArborGen, headquartered in Summerville, South Carolina, is a world leader in the research, development and commercialization of technologies that produce purpose grown trees for the forest products industry. We also are developing trees as a renewable resource Noun 1. renewable resource - any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time natural resource, natural resources - resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature for biofuels, an important solution for meeting the world's growing demand for bioenergy. ArborGen is dedicated to developing purpose grown trees that produce more wood on less land in sustainable planted forests, thereby conserving the world's native forests in all their diversity and complexity for future generations. |
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