University research in the field of alternative energy

Decade of wood and biomass research, jointly conducted by the statue of the University of Florida and energy environment led to the planting of the largest single "energy crop Plantation" throughout the United States. This Plantation covers about 130 hectares and is home to more than 250 000 planted trees, including upstream (mother) and eucalyptus (which are non-invasive) together with a different row crops such as soybeans. The "Super trees" was taken during a collaborative research with other agencies, including environment, Department of energy, its overall mandate and groups of individuals who are committed to the development of alternative energy sources (which do not depend on fossil fuels) in the future. This study focused on the cultivation and processing of biomass energy from fast-growing crops, known as "closed" or simply "biomass energy crops". The project seeks to develop "power plants such as paper or wood fibres ensures clean biogas plants for manufacturing plants such as surgarcane that can be used to develop ethanol; and crops such as soybeans to produce biodiesel fuel.

Also the participation of the University in alternative energy research at the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn State special studies focused on the development of hydrogen as a source of energy for practical use of alternative energy sources. Together researchers believe that mankind is heading to fuel hydrogen economy needs for us to reduce air pollution and find other sources of energy other than oil, include the United States. Hydrogen energy is clean and can be infinitely repeating can be extracted from water and crops.Hydrogen power sustainable energy resources can be found in the U.S. during World supplies (affordable) oil peaks and starts to decrease the University aims to help the commercial development of hydrogen fuel cells to be used in lieu of or together with internal combustion engines for all of our cars.

When President Bush recently announced its initiative of alternative energy sources, he held that the Government will develop five centres "Sun grant" focused research.Oregon State University has the honour was selected as one of the centres and Government grants $ 20 million for each of the next four years to carry out its mission.OSU will play a leading role in the study of alternative energy sources, as it represents the interests of the Pacific Islands, U.S. territories and nine Western States. OSU President Edward Ray says, studies via OSU in Sun grant Center will contribute directly to our meeting President Bush's challenge for energy independence. Specific research into alternative energy sources, is carried out at OSU and varios fringe groups of scientists now includes a project to figure out how to efficiently convert source of renewable biomass fuels products such as straw, and another to examine how to efficiently convert wood fibres into liquid fuel.