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BuG ReMeDEE project seeks to use extremophile bacteria to convert methane to biofuels, biopolymers and electricity

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Establish a consortium for sustained collaborations among university partners in South Dakota, Montana, and Oklahoma in the field of methane regulation in extreme environments. SURF is located in Lead, South Dakota at the former site of the Homestake Gold Mine. —Rajesh Sani. Johnson, Bhupinder S.

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Study of 7 years of production data supports billion-ton biofuels feedstock estimate

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South Dakota State University was the lead institution for the more than $20-million project which began in 2007. 2018) “Biomass production of herbaceous energy crops in the United States: field trial results and yield potential maps from the multiyear regional feedstock partnership.” Schnell, R., Staggenborg, S.