Massive drive to develop biomass feedstocks in the northeastern area of U.S.

Primus Green Energy Inc., an alternative fuel company based in Hillsborough, N.J., U.S.A., has signed on as an industry collaborator with Northeast Woody/Warmseason Biomass Consortium (NEWBio). Primus will provide technical insight to the group, and will help it develop perennial feedstock production systems and supply chains for biomass feedstocks.
NEWBio will focus on the development of four large demonstration projects throughout the U.S. northeast. The company will operate at commercial scales involving thousands of acres to produce 500 to 1,200 tons per day of lignocellulosic biomass, which will be suitable for alternative fuel production. Plant scientists will improve the ability of crops to grow on marginal land, as well as make them resistant to insects and disease.
The goal is to increase yields by 25% while simultaneously reducing costs by 20%. (October 24, 2012