Forest Bioproducts Research Institute

Media are invited to meet with federal, state and University of Maine representatives involved in the new Biomass to Bioproducts Pilot Plant project and get a tour beginning at 11 a.m., May 3, at the UMaine Technology Research Center, 880 Main St., Old Town (207-581-1489). A pilot plant capable of processing up to 1 ton […]

During the summer of 2007 nine students from Orono High School participated in cutting-edge research at the University of Maine thanks to the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the state. Students participated in a multidisciplinary research program focused on Sustainable Forest Bioproducts. Specifically, this program was targeted at the […]

Biofuel, Maine’s latest hope to save its timber industry, still has a lot to prove -Bangor Daily News

Thermal stability of cellulose nanomaterials and their composites with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)

Woody Biomass Conversion to Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Ft. Belvoir, VA: $3.3 million The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) will invest $3.3 million to advance wood to jet fuel technology at the Technology Research Center (TRC) of the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute at the University of Maine. The technology is based on FBRI’s […]

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) will invest more than $4 million to help diversify and grow the Maine economy, which includes new funds designed to aid the forest sector, announced U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Matt Erskine in a news conference at the University of Maine July […]

LePage should support biofuels research, not enact pointless ethanol restrictions – Maine news, sports, obituaries, weather – Bangor Daily News

Press Release Biomass Amendment Feb 3 2016 Specifically, the amendment would require the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to jointly ensure that federal policy relating to forest bioenergy is consistent across all departments and agencies and that the full benefits of forest biomass for energy, […]

About 30 community members spent a day in the Technology Research Center as part of the Bangor Region Leadership Institute (BRLI). BRLI is an intensive, regionally-oriented leadership development program designed to give potential and emerging leaders the skills, knowledge, and on-going support they need to succeed in the greater Bangor community.  It is designed for outstanding […]

Erin Thomas from Fox TV Bangor interviews SELF Participants