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  • Posted on May 2, 2014
    A closer look at heating with wood – Audio
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    A closer look at heating with wood Scott Sanford, Senior Outreach Specialist Department of Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences sasanford@wisc.edu […]

  • Posted on April 29, 2014
    Two CALS teams among winners of Wisconsin Energy and Sustainability Challenge

    Two CALS-based teams took silver in the 2014 Wisconsin Energy and Sustainability Challenge. Second place in The Dvorak Energy Innovation Prize contest – and $1,500 […]

  • Posted on April 4, 2014
  • Posted on March 11, 2014
    Paradigm shifts, great discoveries and shining moments

    In honor of the CALS Quasquicentennial, the cover story in the new issue of Grow magazine includes accounts of a dozen paradigm shifts, great discoveries and shining […]

  • Posted on February 17, 2014
    Modified poplars convert to ethanol more efficiently

    For decades, John Ralph’s group has been focusing its expertise in biology, chemistry and engineering on one of the most persistent hurdles to a bio-based […]

  • Posted on November 26, 2013
    Perennial energy crops could provide environmental benefits

    Rows of corn and soybeans cover rolling hills, stitched together by creeks and woodlands that compose southwest Wisconsin’s agricultural patchwork. These complex landscapes provide clean […]

  • Posted on October 11, 2013
    Researchers explore farmer willingness to grow bioenergy crops on marginal lands

    In their quest to make cellulosic biofuel a viable energy option, many researchers are looking to marginal lands — those unsuitable for growing food — […]

  • Posted on September 11, 2013
    Sept. 19 field day looks at establishing perennial grass for bioenergy crops

    Farmers and others interested in sustainable, perennial grass bioenergy systems are invited to attend a Perennial Grass Establishment for Biomass Production Field Day on Thursday […]

  • Posted on August 15, 2013
    Enzyme discovery could lead to easier-to-digest biofuel crops

    For nearly a decade, scientists have thought that they understood how plants produce lignin – a compound that gives plant tissues their structure and sturdiness, […]

  • Posted on June 17, 2013
    Beer and bioenergy: Researcher wins NSF CAREER Award to study yeasts

    In a state rich with beer-making history, UW-Madison scientists are getting to the bottom of an age-old fermentation puzzle that could enlighten both brewers and […]