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Trees have several unique
characteristics that make them
a valuable and preferable
renewable resource in the
production of biofuels and the
storage of a biomass inventory.
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Biofuels created from trees growing faster and providing higher per acre yields can offer a clean, renewable resource.
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The concern about future oil supply and high oil prices has led to the development of fuels from domestic sources, including alternative fuels produced from renewable resources like cellulose based biomass.

As a global leader in improving trees through advanced genetics, ArborGen has the expertise and capabilities for developing a dedicated and renewable energy resource. ArborGen’s trees, particularly U.S. plantation hardwoods, are ideally suited to produce cellulose-based ethanol from commercial working forests.
Advantages of trees as biomass:
  • Year-round availability
  • Constant inventory
  • Existing forestry infrastructure in Southeast U.S.
  • Ability to grow on marginal land
  • High bulk density
ArborGen is working on these potential bioenergy products:
  • Cold tolerant eucalyptus
  • Short rotation hardwoods
  • Short rotation pine varieties

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