Lake Superior State University - to demonstrate the production and use of reed canary grass pellets to fire a pellet stove in a publicly accessible location. The data will generate a technical and economic case for the future use of reed canary grass as a heating fuel.
Final Report
Technical Report
Non-technical Report
Standard Operating Procedures
Project Overview
http://www.lssu.edu/whats_new/articles.php?articleid=1816

Traverse Bay Economic Development Corporation - to conduct a feasibility study which will determine the availability of waste wood within a reasonable radius from a proposed biomass power plant in northern Kalkaska County, Michigan. The study will provide necessary information regarding the feedstock needs of a 36 megawatt wood fired electrical plant.
Final Report

Michigan State University - to prescreen and test biogas potential at large farms and other locations appropriate to support centralized anaerobic digesters.  The resulting data will be instrumental in encouraging the development of this technology.
Poster
Fact Sheet
Final Report

Kettering University - to develop a snowmobile operating on E85 for use in the 2008 Clean Snowmobile Challenge, display at the 2007 Snowmobile Expo and other venues, and disseminate project results in technical papers and presentations.

Laker Public School District - to install a biomass boiler at the Laker Superintendent's residence, which is owned and operated by Laker Schools, and hold workshops to educate the public on biomass boiler use in MI.

Clean Energy Coalition - to develop a marketing campaign and materials to expand public awareness and use of biofuels

Western Michigan University - to enable the expansion of their biofuel distribution partnerships to include the cities of Portage and Kalamazoo

Michigan Turfgrass Foundation/Michigan State University - to test the feasibility of using pelletized grass clippings for heating buildings

Lake Superior State University/Michigan State University - to test the potential of reed canarygrass as a pellet biofuel in Eastern Chippewa County, MI

University of Michigan Dearborn - to evaluate the performance of a small direct injection diesel engine when operating on soy-based biodiesel blends

Southeast Michigan Resource Conservation & Development Council - to conduct a statewide study of Michigan's boilers to identify candidates for biomass boiler retrofit or replacement

City of Ann Arbor - to conduct applied research to asses the feasibility and determine the details of deploying an integrated and innovative combined heat and power system at its municipal wastewater treatment plant

Kettering University - to conduct emissions testing of commercially available diesel engines using different levels of biodiesel blended fuels to demonstrate their emissions reductions

Saginaw Valley State University - to build a pilot plant that demonstrates the economic value of integrating ethanol and biodiesel production into a greenhouse which can provide year round employment while efficiently utilizing the same chemical reactor equipment

John Ball Zoological Garden   - to conduct a feasibility study to determine whether JBZG biomass resources are of a sufficient quantity and type to support onsite energy production

City of Ecorse - to initiate the "start up" phase of a biodiesel processing facility, promoting biodiesel as an alternative, sustainable energy source, while laying the groundwork for the city's new Eco-Technology Park

NextEnergy - to provide incentives for the installation of or conversion to E85 and B20 infrastructure at strategic retail locations throughout Michigan

West Michigan Livestock Producers/Michigan Allied Poultry Industries -   to fund a feasibility study for a regional anaerobic digester.

The Executive Summary  -    The Full Report

WARM -     to purchase a used Jetta that can be fuelled with biodiesel and develop a biofuel car co-operative service in Detroit.

Leidel Energy Services - to design a small-scale biodiesel processor and demonstrate its use to various audiences.

Michigan DNR Parks and Recreation - to fund a pilot project for the purchase of biodiesel infrastructure to allow splash blending of biodiesel for park vehicles and equipment.

City of East Lansing - to install a B20 pump at their new Public Works Facility