Cornell bioenergy researchers to use 8,000 tons of campus organic waste

In New York, the Cornell University Renewable Bioenergy Initiative announced a plan to utilize 8,000 tons of organic campus waste as feedstock for biofuel production using slow pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion and other advanced renewable energy technologies. The university has secured a grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to assess the sustainability of the technologies and the utility of by-products including methane, biooil and biochar.

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