Growing Oilseeds For Fuel. Oilseed crops, like sunflowers, soybeans, and canola when grown in rotation with other crops are a sustainable means of producing a clean, renewable fuel to power Vermont agricultural sector, while generating livestock feed and food-grade oil as well. In this way, more money is put back in the farmerspocket, and theye become more self-sufficient with new
In contrast, local bioenergy production for local use incorporates rotational crops like sunflowers and soybeans into acres already in production. Vermont farms growing oilseed crops for biodiesel production are doing so on long-established cropland in the context of diversified and sustainable food production.
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Netaka White previously served as the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative (VBI) program director, which directly helped to develop the business model to nurture farm partnerships, both as growers and recipients of oilseed meal the other product that generated from making the oil. At Full Sun oilseeds are pressed with large mechanical machinery, producing oil and a granular meal.
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The Vermont Bioenergy Initiative provided grant funding and agronomic and financial planning assistance to farmers and entrepreneurs interested in developing homegrown bioenergy and supported the development of on-farm oilseed production, processing, and biodiesel production capacity for farm and local community use, as well as with researchers to develop the agronomics and economics of oilseed crop and biodiesel production in Vermont.
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Since 2003, the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative has been funding research, technical assistance, and demonstration projectslong with its partners at the University of Vermont Extensionn order to develop the infrastructure to connect diversified agriculture and local renewable energy production for on-farm and community use.
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Vermont Press Releases Local production for local use is the iofuelmodel that works in Vermont
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Yesterday we held our annual Oilseed Producer Meeting. At this meeting, I presented an economic overview of oilseeds in Vermont. Ina nutshell, Vermont has an installed on-farm biodiesel capacity of 600,000 gal/yr (5 sites) with a normalized initial cost of $1/gal of capacity (better than national average).
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The Vermont Bioenergy Initiative provided grant funding and agronomic and financial planning assistance to farmers and entrepreneurs interested in developing homegrown bioenergy and supported the development of on-farm oilseed production, processing, and biodiesel production capacity for farm and local community use, as well as with researchers
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Oilseed crops grow at Borderview Farm in Alburgh Vermont (Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund) A scale-appropriate model of local bioenergy production for in-state use is being pioneered by farmers and researchers. These emerging renewable energy resources include switch grass for heating, algae production for biofuels and wastewater management, and
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Since 2003, the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative has been funding research, technical assistance, and demonstration projectslong with its partners at the University of Vermont Extensionn order to develop the infrastructure to connect diversified agriculture and local renewable energy production for on-farm and community use.
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Since 2003, the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative has been funding research, technical assistance, and demonstration projectslong with its partners at the University of Vermont Extensionn order
Get Price(Photo: Flickr/Creative Commons) Depleting fossil fuel reserves and fluctuating oil prices have generated interest among Vermont farmers to explore alternative, sustainable sources of energy. For the past decade, one of those options has been to grow oilseed for fuel.
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A report published this week in Nature Climate Change indicated that ethanol made from corn germ residue can reduce soil carbon and increase CO2 emissions, indicating the harvested leftovers from corn germ are orse than gasoline for global warming,according to the Associated Press, who released the study results.In Vermont the term iofueland ioenergyare commonly used to refer to
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A report published in Nature Climate Change indicated that ethanol made from corn germ residue can reduce soil carbon and increase CO2 emissions, indicating the harvested leftovers from corn germ are
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Yesterday we held our annual Oilseed Producer Meeting. At this meeting, I presented an economic overview of oilseeds in Vermont. Ina nutshell, Vermont has an installed on-farm biodiesel capacity of 600,000 gal/yr (5 sites) with a normalized initial cost of $1/gal of capacity (better than national average).
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Oilseed crops grow at Borderview Farm in Alburgh Vermont (Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund) A scale-appropriate model of local bioenergy production for in-state use is being pioneered by farmers and researchers. These emerging renewable energy resources include switch grass for heating, algae production for biofuels and wastewater management, and
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Since 2003, the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative has been funding research, technical assistance, and demonstration projectslong with its partners at the University of Vermont Extensionn order to develop the infrastructure to connect diversified agriculture and local renewable energy production for on-farm and community use.
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A report published in Nature Climate Change indicated that ethanol made from corn germ residue can reduce soil carbon and increase CO2 emissions, indicating the harvested leftovers from corn germ are
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Dahiya is a grant recipient and research collaborator with the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative, which connects diversified agriculture and local renewable energy production for on-farm and community use by supporting research, technical assistance, and infrastructure development in emerging areas of bioenergy including algae production for
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The Vermont Bioenergy Initiative offers local perspective in response to recent ethanol news and shares new statewide bioenergy website resource Montpelier, VT -- A report published this week in Nature Climate Change indicated that ethanol made from corn germ residue can reduce soil carbon and incre...
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Vermont utility company Green Mountain Power has embarked on a biodiesel pilot project with UVM Extension and the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative. The project is based around local oilseed growth, biodiesel production and consumption in Green Mountain Power fleet of vehicles, and for building heating.
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Bioenergy: Biomass to Biofuels; is an innovative new textbook that provides insight into the potential and current advances and benefits of biofuel.Contributions include an extensive list of well-respected university extension programs, such as The University of Vermont Research Extension, as well as numerous national organizations including the US Department of Energy's National Renewable
Get PriceNews Release Vermont Bioenergy Initiative May 8, 2014 Grass biomass could make a sizeable contribution to Vermont heating needs over time, and could be part of the renewable energy mix
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(Photo: Flickr/Creative Commons) Depleting fossil fuel reserves and fluctuating oil prices have generated interest among Vermont farmers to explore alternative, sustainable sources of energy. For the past decade, one of those options has been to grow oilseed for fuel.
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(Photo: Flickr/Creative Commons) Depleting fossil fuel reserves and fluctuating oil prices have generated interest among Vermont farmers to explore alternative, sustainable sources of energy. For the past decade, one of those options has been to grow oilseed for fuel.
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A local utility in Vermont will be turning sunflowers into biodiesel and livestock feed. Green Mountain Power announced a new collaboration that will convert the seeds from 20 acres of sunflowers into the green fuel and the feed. reen Mountain Power is leading the way in many local energy initiatives,said Green Mountain Power President and CEO Mary Powell.
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Vermont utility company Green Mountain Power has embarked on a biodiesel pilot project with UVM Extension and the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative. The project is based around local oilseed growth, biodiesel production and consumption in Green Mountain Power fleet of vehicles, and for building heating.
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BIOENERGY : BIOMASS TO BIOFUELS Textbook Thirty six highly accomplished Bioenergy experts nationwide contributed topic specific chapters and Seventeen students presented case studies from hands-on service learning projects completed as part of the Bioenergy Biomass to Biofuels course. Additional educational materials provided by the Department of Energy and National Biodiesel Board.
Get PriceNews Release Vermont Bioenergy Initiative May 8, 2014 Grass biomass could make a sizeable contribution to Vermont heating needs over time, and could be part of the renewable energy mix
Get PriceThe feed will be used on Vermont farms to supplement animal nutrition. reen Mountain Power is leading the way in many local energy initiatives,said Green Mountain Power President and CEO
Get PriceAbout the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative. A program of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative connects diversified agriculture and local renewable energy production for on-farm and community use by supporting research, technical assistance, and infrastructure development in emerging areas of bioenergy including
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(Photo: Flickr/Creative Commons) Depleting fossil fuel reserves and fluctuating oil prices have generated interest among Vermont farmers to explore alternative, sustainable sources of energy. For the past decade, one of those options has been to grow oilseed for fuel.
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(Photo: Flickr/Creative Commons) Depleting fossil fuel reserves and fluctuating oil prices have generated interest among Vermont farmers to explore alternative, sustainable sources of energy. For the past decade, one of those options has been to grow oilseed for fuel.
Get PriceAbout the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative. A program of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative connects diversified agriculture and local renewable energy production for on-farm and community use by supporting research, technical assistance, and infrastructure development in emerging areas of bioenergy including
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Bioenergy Archives - VT Bioenergy Connects Local Farming. May 16, 2016路 In a Vermont post Act 148, the universal recycling law for solid waste, food waste, dairy farm manure, municipal wastes, landfill waste, carbon exhaust, nutrient runoff and other materials not being converted into value products are all resources that hold potential energy
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Ground Broken for $262M Piscataway WRRF Bio-Energy Project May 30, 2025 by Laura Simmers, Preconstruction After nearly a decade in planning, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) celebrated the groundbreaking of the $262 million Piscataway WRRF Bio-Energy project yesterday.
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Green Energy Times is designed, utilizing 100 percent solar, off-grid with a 3.8 kW PV system. We are a people paper, published by a passionate band of Vermonters whose mission is to create radical Energy Awareness, Understanding and Independence.
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Introduction. As part of this course (Biomass to Biofuels course), I developed a business plan to produce local wood pellets in Vermont. At the same time the Vermont Sustainable Heating Initiative (VSHI) 1 was working on a feasibility study of pelletizing in Chittenden County, Vermont, with the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission and the Biomass Energy Resource Center (BERC).
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A biodiesel refinery in Missouri has earned a rare quality production status. Blue Sun St. Joseph, Mo., biodiesel refinery joined just 50 other companies in the country to receive BQ-9000 Producer status from the National Biodiesel Accreditation Commission (NABC) and National Biodiesel Board (NBB), a cooperative and voluntary program that combines the ASTM standard for biodiesel, ASTM
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