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Article: United states : Tennessee Biomass Project Gets $5M From DoE.
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- September 8, 2009
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Byline: sanjayV03
Knoxville, Tennessee-based Genera Energy LLC, in collaboration with the University of Tennessee (UT) Biofuels Initiative will receive a biomass grant worth up to $4.9 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE).
Genera Energy will use the funding to supply low-moisture switchgrass in an efficient bulk-format system that maximizes automated conveyance and handling.
Researchers with the UT Institute of Agriculture will manage the project, in which, ideally, switchgrass is dry chopped into bulk format on the farm, hauled to a nearby satellite location, stored in a protective facility, bulk compacted into trailers, and ...