A Call to Action Summit: Ensuring Iowa's Leadership in the Bioeconomy -- Additional Resources

Additional Resources

For additional information about Bioenergy, Biobased products and the Bioeconomy, visit the following resources:

Biobased Products and Bioenergy Vision and Roadmap for Iowa, Iowa State University Extension/Center for Industrial Research and Service, http://www.ciras.iastate.edu/publications/IABioVisionRoadmap.pdf, 2002.

Biofuels For Transportation: Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Agriculture and Energy in the 21st Century, Worldwatch International, http://www.worldwatch.org/taxonomy/term/445, June, 2006.

Biomass as Feedstock for Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply, U.S. Department of Energy, http://www.biomass.govtools.us/pdfs/billion_ton_vision.pdf, 2005.

Biomass Initiative Newsletter, U.S. Department of Energy, http://www.biomass.govtools.us/news/Archive.asp, 2002-2006.

Biomass Research & Development Initiative (click on The News Center navigational link to access an archive of monthly newsletters, which "spotlight" a different state or country in each issue), www.brdisolutions.com/default.aspx

Biosciences Path for Development: Economic and Core Competency Analysis, Battelle Memorial Institute, http://www.iowalifechanging.com/downloads/iowareport.pdf, 2004.

Breaking the Biological Barriers to Cellulosic Ethanol: A Joint Research Agenda, U.S. DOE (EERE). http://genomicsgtl.energy.gov/biofuels/2005workshop/2005low-execsumm.pdf, 2005.

Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE), www.dsireusa.org/

Ethanol: the complete energy lifecycle picture, U.S. Department of Energy, http://www.biomass.govtools.us/pdfs/2005_ethanol_brochure.pdf, 2006.

Growing Energy: How Biofuels Can Help End America's Oil Dependence, Natural Resources Defense Council, http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/biofuels/contents.asp, 2005.

Information on the U.S. DOE biomass Roadmap Update, http://www.biomass.govtools.us/about/roadmap.asp, 2006.

Renewable Fuels Association, Legislative Actions (State), www.ethanolrfa.org/policy/actions/state/

State and Federal Incentives and Laws, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy, www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/laws/incen_laws.html

State Information, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy, www.eere.energy.gov/states/state_information.cfm

Vision for Bioenergy and Biobased Products in U.S. U.S. Department of Energy, http://www.biomass.govtools.us/pdfs/BioVision_03_Web.pdf, 2003.

25 x '25, America's Energy Future, www.25x25.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

CARD-An Analysis of the Link between Ethanol, Energy and Crop Markets, http://www.card.iastate.edu/publications/DBS/PDFFiles/06wp435.pdf
CARD Biorenewables Policy Division page: http://www.card.iastate.edu/research/bio/

For more information about Iowa State University's role in the Bioeconomy visit: http://www.iastate.edu/~biorenew/

For more information about faculty members and research scientists with interests/expertise in biorenewables/bioeconomy/biofuels visit: http://www.vpresearch.iastate.edu/contact/faculty_scientist_affiliates.html