Reducing Emissions from Open Burning through Biomass Gasification

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$268,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
U of MN
Recipient Type
Public College/University
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
June 2017
Counties Affected
Brown
Hennepin
Brown
Hennepin
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 07b
Appropriation Language

$268,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources to characterize and promote distributed biomass gasification of wood waste as a means for producing renewable and sustainable energy in rural areas through a demonstration at the Department of Natural Resources regional office facility in New Ulm.

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$268,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

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Measurable Outcome(s)

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Project Manager
First Name
William
Last Name
Northrop
Organization Name
U of MN - WCROC
Street Address
111 Church St SE
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55455
Phone
(612) 625 6854
Email
wnorthro@umn.edu
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