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Steering and Organizing Committee
Published on March 08, 2010Project Steering Committee, Stage 1 Organizing Committee and Convention Chairs Project Steering Committee Lee Lynd, Chairman Paul and Joan Queneau Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Biology, Dartmouth College; Chief Scientific Officer, Mascoma Corp. Nathanael Greene Director of Energy Policy, Natural Resources Defense Council Tom Richard Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Director, Penn State Institutes of Energy [...] -
Funding
Published on March 08, 2010Funding Status and Needs Funding for four of the five continental conventions has been secured, with only the African convention unsupported at this time. As a form of cost sharing, members of the organizing committee will not be compensated for time they spend on stage 1 activities, and several host institutions are making facilities and/or administrative support available at low or no cost. Financial support raised will be used for the direct costs of the conventions as well as making [...] -
Outcome
Published on March 08, 2010Continental Convention Outcomes Anticipated outcomes of the continental conventions comprising Stage 1 of the GSB project are as follows: 1. Gather input on structuring the analysis to be carried out in Stages 2 and 3. 2. Draft a common resolution addressing the importance of bioenergy and the goals of the GSB project. 3. Approve resolutions representing perspectives on bioenergy from each of the continents in which GSB meetings will be held. 4. Write a report [...] -
Who should come
Published on March 08, 2010Who Should Come to the Continental Conventions? Persons with expertise relevant to carrying out stage 2 and stage 3 analyses. This includes expertise in technical and scientific fields such as agriculture, energy crop development and production, soil science, water quality, climate, global information systems, demand forecasting, policy analysis, economics, rural development, culture, ethics, and equity. Policy makers who make decisions impacting renewable energy and [...] -
Schedule
Published on March 08, 2010Continental Convention Schedule Five continental conventions are planned during the first half of 2010. Europe Host Institution: Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation, The Netherlands Chairpersons: Andre Faaij, Patricia Osseweijer Dates: February 24-26, 2010 European Convention Website Africa Host Institution: University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Chairpersons: Emile van Zyl, August Temu Dates: March 17-19, 2010 African Convention Website Latin [...] -
What is Different About This Project?
Published on March 08, 2010Distinguishing the Proposed Study From Prior Work Given the number of studies already carried out involving bioenergy, it is incumbent upon any proposed study to clearly identify what new questions will be addressed and what new value will be realized. The landscape of bioenergy studies can be characterized in terms of factors presented in Factors Defining the Landscape of Bioenergy Resource Availability Studies (below). Table 1 (below) presents numerical ratings representing the extent [...] -
Statement of Need
Published on March 08, 2010Current land use patterns are not sustainable when extrapolated into the future with growing population and higher standards of living. Integrating large-scale production of bioenergy into land use makes this more challenging. It is thus easy to show how humanity can "get it wrong" with respect to bioenergy, and several recent studies have heightened sensitivity to this. However, it is necessary to consider large-scale bioenergy production in light of the limited number of alternatives [...] -
“High Beams” Approach
Published on March 08, 2010We will never achieve a sustainable and secure future by extrapolating from the technologies and actions that have lead us to the unsustainable and insecure present. Thus the feasibility of large-scale bioenergy production is most informatively approached from a "high beams perspective" considering the world as it could be, rather than a "low beams" perspective considering the world as it is. The dramatic difference between high beam and low beam perspectives on the feasibility of [...] -
International Examples
Published on March 08, 2010Drawing Inspiration From International Examples In response to a balance of payment crisis prompted by rapidly-rising oil prices in the mid-seventies, Brazil launched a comprehensive initiative aimed at decreasing reliance on imported energy. Thirty-four years later, the Brazilian economy - the 9th largest in the world - is virtually energy self-sufficient. A key part of the Brazilian strategy is using ethanol from sugar cane to replace imported oil as a source of transportation fuel. Since [...] -
Motivating Questions
Published on March 08, 2010Alternatives to fossil fuels are a pressing need. Biomass is widely considered to be a leading option in this context. The two most important obstacles impeding bioenergy playing a large role in meeting societal energy demand are: 1. The cost of conversion technology, particularly for biofuels. 2. Uncertainty about whether such a large role is compatible with feeding the world and sustainable land use. Over the last three years, investment in addressing the cost obstacle has [...] -
Joint Letter to Issues in Science and Technology
Published on March 08, 2010In their discussion of land use issues pertaining to biofuels, Kline et al. [Issues, Spring, 2009] highlight results from a recent inter-agency assessment [BRDI 2008] based on analyses of current land use and USDA baseline projections. The BRDI study finds that anticipated U.S. demand for food and feed demand, including exports, and the feedstock required to produce the 36 billion gallons of biofuels mandated by the renewable fuel standard are likely to be met using land that is currently [...] -
Press Release
Published on March 08, 2010Global Sustainable Bioenergy Project Launched 22 July, 2009 Scientists from around the world have joined forces to seek resolution of issues related to sustainable production of energy from biomass. In response to the substantial confusion and uncertainty about whether the world should look to bioenergy (biofuels and electricity) to play a prominent role in the future, a three-stage project has been initiated entitled Global Sustainable Bioenergy: Feasibility and Implementation [...] -
Global Sustainable Bioenergy Project - Feasibility and Implementation Paths
Published on March 08, 2010IN THE NEWS Biofuels, Bioproducts, & Biorefining January, 2010 Interview: Global Sustainable Bioenergy Project offers a new approach to key bioenergy issues Article (PDF file) Abstract Mail & Guardian Online August 26, 2009 Make biofuels while sun shines Executive Summary Fuels and electricity from plant biomass, "bioenergy", can potentially address urgent sustainability, energy supply, and rural economic development challenges. Yet the world is currently confused and [...] -
The Latin American Convention of The Global Sustainable Bioenergy Project (March 23 to 25, 2010)
Published on March 03, 2010The São Paulo Research Foundation, FAPESP, and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences present The Latin American Convention of The Global Sustainable Bioenergy Project, from March 23rd to March 25th, 2010, at FAPESP's auditorium, in São Paulo. This will be the third of a series of five conventions aiming to provide guidance on the feasibility of sustainable bioenergy production on a large scale as well as implementation paths and policies that foster this outcome. Presentations in English with [...] -
From the laboratory to clinical practice
Published on February 22, 2010By Fábio de Castro Agência FAPESP – For two weeks in April, 100 graduate students, doctoral students and young investigators will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from some of the leading specialists in the field of translational medicine – a branch of medical research aimed at establishing a direct connection between scientific investigation and the treatment of patients. The course, designated the 1st São Paulo School of Translational [...]