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Ag-West Bio Inc.
Ag-West Bio is a membership-based organization working on industry growth for the natural health products and functional foods, bioproducts and bioprocesses, and agricultural biotechnology sectors.
Ag-West Bio Inc., Bio-Prospects
Newsletters providing information on recent developments and innovations in the bio-products industry. Includes profiles on start-up companies involved in developing bio-products as well as financing for new ventures.
Alternative Fuels Data Center
U.S. Department of Energy. Information on alternative fuels.
Bio-based Research
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy. List of bio-based product research projects.
BIOCAP Canada Research Reports and Publications
BIOCAP Canada operated from 1998 to 2008, with a mandate to help facilitate Canada's transition to a sustainable bioeconomy. The Foundation supported substantial research during its 10 years, and many of the results are available at this link. Research themes focus largely on renewable energies from biomass.
Biodiesel
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center. Overview of the biodiesel industry in the U.S. and links to a number of related documents discussing marketing, production, and economics as well as industry association sites.
Biodiesel
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association. Definition and basic information about biodiesels with links to fact sheets about their use, benefits, challenges, future prospects for the industry, and economic information.
Biodiesel:Is It Worth Considering? (pdf)
Kansas Cooperative Development Center, Kansas State University, 19 pp., 2002. Provides background reading on the potential for biodiesels in the U.S.
Biodiesel:The Sustainability Dimensions (pdf)
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, USA, 12 pp., 2006. Talks about the sustainability of using and producing biodiesels.
Biodiesel allows canola growers to participate in the value chain (pdf)
Canola Council of Canada, 1 p. Briefly describes the impact of the biodiesel industry on canola production.
Biofuels from Switchgrass: Greener Energy Pastures
United States Department of Energy. Background information on switchgrass and its use as a biofuel.
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
Information about what is happening in the Canadian biodiesel and ethanol industries.
Ethanol
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association. Basic information about the benefits of ethanol with links to fact sheets about the ethanol industry and studies and reports on its current status.
Ethanol and the Canadian Economy
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association. Information on the impact of the ethanol industry on the Canadian economy.
Flax for a New Millennium
Flax Council of Canada. Information on the new markets for flax in the 21st century.
General Biomass
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, Iowa State University. Information on biomass as a source of energy. Links to other related sites.
Grass Biofuels Pellets
Resource Efficient Agricultural Production Canada, 2004. Benefits and potential for switchgrass as a biofuel.
Innovation Roadmap on Bio-based Feedstocks, Fuels and Industrial Products (pdf)
BioProducts Canada, 57 pp., 2004. Outlines the current and future opportunities for biofuels and bioproduct industries in Canada.
Opportunities for Growing, Utilizing and Marketing Bio-Fuel Pellets
Resource Efficient Agricultural Production Canada. Background information on switchgrass and its potential as a biofuel. Discusses characteristics and economics of switchgrass as well as potential production in North America.
Switchgrass: a living solar battery for the prairies
Ecological Agricultural Projects, McGill University. Outlines the potential production and benefits of switchgrass as a biofuel.
Switchgrass Profile
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, Iowa State University, 2005. Provides summary of benefits of switchgrass production. Discusses current research in the US and Canada and talks about market trends in both countries.
Switchgrass as a Biofuel: Is It Economically Feasible?
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, 2006. Describes switchgrass and its potential as a biofuel. Compares switchgrass with natural gas as an energy source.
Primer on Bioproducts (pdf)
Pollution Probe and BIOCAP Canada Foundation, 76 pp., 2004. Provides an introduction to the many bio-based industrial products and processes, highlighting the issues associated with bio-based production technology.
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