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Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Vermont Biofuels Initiative

Grantee Profiles

Grantee Profiles

VSJF provides farmers, entrepreneurs, and educators with opportunities to diversify and add value to their operations, control fuel and feed costs by producing biodiesel and protein meal, develop second generation feedstocks and distribution capacity, and train Vermont's green workforce.

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Vermont Grass Energy Partnership

Vermont Grass Energy Partnership

VSJF funds and conducts applied research in partnership with the University of Vermont Plant & Soil Science Department and the Biomass Energy Resource Center. This research will lead to perennial grass biomass production and management recommendations, with the goal of expanding biomass production for energy in Vermont over the coming decade.

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Homegrown Feed, Food & Fuel Project

Homegrown Feed, Food & Fuel Project

This project provides important market data & analysis that will be of use to farmers, policy makers & entrepreneurs who are interested in further exploring the opportunities for various oilseed products.

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Vermont Biodiesel Project

Vermont Biodiesel Project

This two year venture (2004-2006), funded by the U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program and VSJF, set out to develop a market for biodiesel and Bioheat ® in the state through a set of pilot programs and market building activities.

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Biomass-to-Biofuels Resources

Biomass-to-Biofuels Resources

Biofuels are biologically-based fuels such as biodiesel, ethanol, and methane that can be used to run vehicles, heat buildings, or generate electricity. More broadly, biofuels also include biomass fuels such as wood chips, wood pellets, and a variety of fast growing trees, shrubs, and grasses such as switchgrass and bluestem.

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