Libby, Montana Site Emerges as Potential Player in Upstart Biofuel Industry

Study is trying to determine if an industry could be established for wood-based biofuels

A former lumber mill near Libby and other underutilized industrial sites throughout Northwest Montana could play a key role in the supply chain of a potential upstart biofuel industry.

An expansive five-year, $40 million research project is approaching the halfway point and officials are optimistic about the viability of creating an industry around turning waste wood into jet fuel and other valuable co-products like isobutanol.

Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance http://www.nararenewables.org/

By Dillon Tabish

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