The Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply System (The IBSS Partnership) is a collaborative program among major research universities and private sector working to deploy an infrastructure-compatible biofuels industry in the Southeastern United States. Funded by the US Department of Agriculture, through a highly competitive process as a Coordinated Agriculture Project, the IBSS partnership intends to help meet USDA goal of producing almost 50% of the next generation of biofuel in the region. In doing so, the IBSS partnership demonstrates real-world solutions towards economically and environmentally sustainable production of biofuel in the Southeastern United States. The IBSS partnership organizes a powerful multidisciplinary team of skilled scientists, outreach specialists, and educators from four major research universities (University of Tennessee, Auburn University, North Carolina State University, University of Georgia) and two collaborators from private sector (ArborGen and Ceres) to address its three primary goals:
- Demonstrate real-world solutions to barriers limiting deployment of advanced biofuels in the Southeastern region
- Create, validate and use new metrics for improved decision-making for regional biorefinery development
- Provide credible and relevant programs to dispense new knowledge for the workforce and stakeholders
Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems
Center for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee
2506 Jacob Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996
865-946-1130
Email:crc@utk.edu
Disclaimer
The Biomass Decision Support System (BDSS) is provided on an "as is" basis. While steps have been taken to ensure that the input data behind it, the algorithms which operate within it and its overall functionality are accurate and reliable, the University of Tennessee and the developer of BDSS make no warranty that any part of BDSS and including the results generated by this website is suitable for any particular purpose or is error-free. IBSS along with its partner institutions and funding agency, and the developer of BDSS give no warranty and make no representation as to its accuracy and accept no liability in any way whatsoever for any omissions or errors contained within it nor for any losses incurred (either direct or indirect) as a result of its use. Use of the BDSS, its result and the content of this website at user's sole risk and it is the responsibility of individual or organization using this tool to satisfy themselves as to the validity of any outputs derived from BDSS.