News and Infomation
BSEL Dedication News Coverage:
Tri-City Herald
Bioscience lab dedicated at WSU Tri-Cities (w/ video)
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The sun was shining and the air was congratulatory at Washington State University Tri-Cities on Thursday as more than 200 people turned out for the dedication of the new Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory.
The $24.8 million building was finished in March and is a joint project of WSU Tri-Cities and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
The 57,000-square-foot lab will be home to WSU's Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy, and will be used by WSU faculty and staff and PNNL researchers to develop and commercialize biofuels and bioproducts.
Associated Press
(picked-up online by: Seattle Times, Seattle PI, Oregonian, Columbian, Bellingham Herald)
State shows off new bioscience lab at WSU-Tri-Cities
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State and federal officials celebrated the opening Thursday of a laboratory dedicated to research on the fuel potential of agricultural residue and other material, such as wood, common to the Pacific Northwest.
Scientists at the $24.8 million Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory will work on ways to convert biomass, including low-value agricultural crops or non-edible substances such as wood products and municipal garbage, into fuel and chemicals such as plastics and solvents.
NWPR
WA Invests $25 Million in Biofuels WSU Lab
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Posted Thursday, May 8, 2008
RICHLAND, WA - There's been backlash recently on using food crops like corn and soybeans for fuel. Researchers at Washington State University in the Tri-Cities dedicated a new lab today that will research how to turn things like hay, wood and even paper products into biofuels. Richland Correspondent Anna King has the story.
KVEW — ABC Affilate
BSEL Lab Dedication
What Impact It Will Have Toward Energy Research
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RICHLAND -- The BSEL lab at W.S.U. Tri-Cities hopes to be a major player in research for alternative fuels.
Professors and students are looking forward to possibly solving the nation's energy woes.
Researchers at the lab say things like woodchips, straw or trash can solve the energy crisis.
And with the opening of the new lab, they are ready to get to started to see if it works.
KNDU — NBC Affilate
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KNDU — NBC Affilate (advance on BSEL)
New Laboratory on WSU Tri-Cities Campus
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RICHLAND, Wash--Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will open its doors to their new lab building on the Washington State University Tri-Cities campus on Thursday.
However, on Tuesday, May 6th, KNDU got a sneak peak of the new lab called Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory or BSEL.
KEPR — CBS Affililate
Ran story - not link available
Kona — AM
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A new bioproducts, sciences and engineering facility is being dedicated on the Campus of WSU Tri-Cties today. The $24-point-8 million dollar facility is a collaborative effort between the University, the Department of Energy and Pacific Northwest National Lab. BSEL's primary goal is to address the nation's energy needs and explore the future for biofuels.
BSEL - Previous coverage, leading up to dedication:
Seattle Times
Researchers, startups talk innovation at Washington Technology Summit
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Another way to encourage innovation is to bring academics and industry experts closer together, said Rick Orth, technical group manager at Battelle, which operates the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland. PNNL is partnering with Washington State University in a new Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory opening on WSU's Tri-Cities campus next month.
Seattle Times
Biofuels by the bushel
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The new Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory on the shores of the Columbia River in Richland is a picture of anticipation.
Gleaming new labs await the arrival of researchers from both the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Washington State University. In a groundbreaking federal-state collaboration, they will work together in ongoing efforts not just for creating, but for commercializing, biofuels eyond ethanol from corn. Scientists are studying how to convert cellulosic materials contained in everything from wheat straw and forestry residue to municipal solid waste diverted from landfills.
Previous Coverage
- PNNL, WSU to advance biomass research in new facility. PNNL News Release - 05/08/08
- Video: BSEL preparations
Tricityherald.com - Final preparations are being made for the opening of the Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory in Richland, Wash. Don Stevens, senior program manager, an technical group manager Rick Orth, both of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, lead the tour. View Video. 04/09/08 - The Seattle Times - Biofuels by the bushel 4/7/08
- Tri-City Herald.com - Campus welcomes new biofuels technology research head 03/22/08
- Tri-City Herald.com - WSU Tri-Cities welcomes new biofuels technology research head 03/22/08
- Tri-City Herald.com - WSU Tri-Cities' Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy gets new director 02/29/08
- BSEL topping off ceremony
- Spokesman Review - PNNL seeks spot as federally funded bioenergy research center
- Tri-City Herald - BSEL "groundbreaking" 04/14/06
- PNNL Bio-Products Center Called 'Cornerstone' of Breaking America's Foreign Oil Dependance - KNDU - 4/14/06
- Northwest Public Radio - New Ways to Recycle Agricultural Waste 04/14/06
- Governor Gregoire celebrates BSEL funding in Washington budget
- Legislative Briefings on BSEL
- Inside Energy - PNNL hopes consolidating bioenergy r&d expedites development of technology 09/06/04
- BSEL, why it matters to Washington state
