January 10, 2020
New Report: How a Clean Fuels Policy for the Midwest Should Be Designed
The Midwestern Clean Fuels Policy Initiative, facilitated by the Great Plains Institute, has released a new report detailing how a successful clean fuels policy for the Midwest should be designed. Read…
January 3, 2020
Coalition Sends Letter to Governor Tim Walz in Support of Bioincentive
In advance of the 2020 legislative session, the Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz to express concern over the potential funding shortfall for…
June 11, 2019
Bioincentive Program Legislative Update
We wrote previously about the status of the Bioincentive Program in the 2019 legislative session in Minnesota. In short, the program is a performance-based incentive. The state makes…
May 10, 2019
Bioincentive Faces Potential Major Funding Gap in Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota’s Bioincentive Program is currently at risk of being underfunded by the Legislature, potentially jeopardizing future projects in the state’s emerging industry. The Bioincentive Program was established in 2015 to…
February 9, 2018
Demonstrating the Power of Woody Biomass in Minnesota’s Northwoods
As part of Bioenergy Day last fall, Itasca Community College (ICC) held a ribbon cutting for its new Messerschmitt three million BTU wood boiler. Instead of a traditional ribbon cutting,…
November 1, 2017
The North Woods’ Giving Tree: Paper Birch Provides Many Useful Products
Where the cold and unforgiving climates of the world reign – Siberia to Scandinavia, North America to North Korea – the slender and graceful birch tree thrives. Minnesota’s north woods…
June 12, 2017
Minnesota Bioeconomy Commercialization Consortium kick-off
Key stakeholders interested in advancing research and development for the bioeconomy in Minnesota met on June 8, 2017 to kick-off the Minnesota Bioeconomy Commercialization Consortium (MBCC), hosted by the Bioeconomy…
April 24, 2017
Minnesota Policy Leaders Reaffirm Support for Bioeconomy Production Incentive
Funding for the Bioeconomy Production Incentive has been included in budget proposals from the Minnesota Governor, House, and Senate The Minnesota Legislature convened in early January and has been busy…
April 15, 2017
Green Biologics Offers a Safer Alternative for Charcoal Lighter Fluid
Walking down the aisle of your local big box retailer, it is increasingly apparent that consumers are interested in more environmentally friendly products. Reports linking chemicals found in everyday cleaners…