Study: Large Volumes of Cellulosic Biofuels Can Be Sustainably Produced by 2030
--Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO):
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WHAT: |
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will host Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors Corp. as they release a new study, Growing Green Energy: The 90 Billion Gallons Study. Using a newly developed tool known as the Biofuels Deployment Model, Sandia researchers determined that increasing cellulosic biofuel production to 75 billion gallons (in addition to the 15 billion gallons of starch ethanol called for in the Renewable Fuel Standard) could be sustainably achieved by 2030 within real-world economic and environmental parameters. |
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WHO: |
Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President, Industrial and Environmental Section, Biotechnology Industry Organization |
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Bob Carling, Director, Transportation Energy Center, Sandia National Laboratories |
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Lawrence D. Burns, Vice President, Research & Development and Strategic Planning, General Motors Corp. |
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WHEN: |
Tuesday Feb. 10 at 12:00 p.m. EST. | |
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WHERE: |
BIO CEO & Investor Conference |
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| The Waldorf=Astoria | ||
| Louis XVI Suite – East | ||
| Fourth Floor | ||
| 301 Park Avenue | ||
| New York, NY 10022 | ||
Complimentary registration for reporters and editors is available for the BIO CEO & Investor Conference and to attend the press event. For reporters in the United States and Canada to participate, a teleconference line will be available at (888) 674-1311. To reserve space and receive details for the teleconference, please contact Paul Winters, communications director for BIO, at 202-962-9237 or pwinters@bio.org.
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BIO represents more than 1,200 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. BIO also produces the annual BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world.
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