Oregon BEST biobased products rural outreach project

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Oregon BEST biobased products rural outreach project

Institute for Natural Resources; Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center

Name: Oregon BEST Biobased Products Rural Outreach Project Final Report.pdf

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/14288

Date: 2009-06

Abstract:

The Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center (Oregon BEST), an independent nonprofit organization, is a catalyst for research and university-industry collaboration in green building and renewable energy to create business opportunities and jobs in Oregon. Oregon partnered with the Institute for Natural Resources (INR) to conduct a series of workshops in rural communities across the state to identify and evaluate bio-product opportunities. The overarching goals of the project were to promote rural economic development by connecting rural communities with the technical and policy resources needed to assess and advance biobased energy and product development opportunities; and to inform the Oregon BEST research agenda related to biomass energy and biofuel products. This report focuses almost exclusively on the workshop component.

Keyword: Thematic Classification::Land and People::Sustainability and Conservation

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List of Tables.......................................................................................................................................7; List of Figures .....................................................................................................................................7; 1.0 Project Goals and Objectives ................................................................................................8; 2.0 Descriptions of Project Activities ..........................................................................................9; 2.1 Component 1: OUS Biobased Products Capabilities Inventory.........................................9; 2.2 Component 2: Outreach to Rural Communities.................................................................. 10; 2.2.1 Community Outreach Locations............................................................................... 11; 2.2.2 Participant Selection................................................................................................. 12; 2.2.3 Description of Community Workshops................................................................... 12; 2.3 Component 3: Biobased Products Symposium................................................................... 17; 3.0 Results of Activities............................................................................................................... 19; 3.1 Component 1: OUS biobased Products Capabilities Inventory ..................................... 19; 3.2 Component 2: Outreach to Rural Communities.................................................................. 19; 3.3 Results of the Outreach Events.............................................................................................. 20; 3.3.1 Research Needs......................................................................................................... 21; 3.3.2 Non-Research Needs ................................................................................................ 22; 3.3.3 Additional Outcomes ................................................................................................ 24; 3.4 Recommendations to Oregon BEST...................................................................................... 25; 4.0 Project Organization and Management .......................................................................... 27; 4.1 Anticipated or Unanticipated Events ................................................................................... 27; 4.2 Project Financial Report ......................................................................................................... 27; 4.3 Copies of Publications ............................................................................................................ 27

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