The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension welcome you.

This site is your resource for bioenergy industry topics on agriculturally-based sustainable energy sources and related issues including bioenergy crops, biofuels, and small and large wind.

The Ethanol and Biodiesel Workgroup started with a grant from the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, which was made possible with funding from Nebraska Public Power District.

Upcoming Programs

Cellulosic Biofuels Web Seminar Series 2010

Spring and Summer of 2010

1. State of the Industry: Corn and Cellulosic Ethanol Friday March 26, 2010. 11:00am Central
2. Economics of Cellulosic Biofuels Friday April 30, 2010. 11:00am Central
3. Cellulosic Biofuel Logistics TBA (Late May).
4. Agronomic Impacts of Cellulosic Material Harvest – perspectives from the eastern and western corn belt TBA
5. Contracts for Cellulosic Biomass TBA
6. Rural Community Infrastructure TBA

For students with an interest in alternative energies, UNL is now offering an Energy Sciences Minor.