WSU-LED项目是两个五年之一，4000万美元的赠款今天早上在西雅图宣布，美国农业部托马斯·维尔塞克华盛顿大学获得了其他4000万美元的补助金。

WSU-LED的授权旨在解决美国商业和军事舰队的国内生物燃料替代品的紧急国家需求。NARA研究人员设想在太平洋西北地区使用木材和木材废料开发一种新的，可行的航空燃料行业，森林覆盖了该地区的一半。该项目还将侧重于通过开发高价值，基于生物的共同产品来提高木材燃料的盈利能力，以取代塑料等产品使用的石化。

作为WSU-LED授权的分包商，Weyerhaeuser将专注于三个方面：

• 确定用于生物燃料和增值产品的木质原料可持续生产的可行性;
• Understanding how to more cost‑effectively collect currently under‑utilized harvest material; and
• 探索将木质生物量木质素组分转化为增值生物产品的方法。

“The consortium is designed to capitalize on the unique contributions of the participants, and Weyerhaeuser is pleased to be part of that,” said Dan Fulton, Weyerhaeuser president and CEO. “Sustainability is absolutely critical to the successful production of feedstocks and aviation biofuel on an economical scale, and we’re proud to bring more than a century of forest science and innovative solutions to the effort.”

作为其参与的一部分，Weyerhaeuser将在俄勒冈州斯普林菲尔德附近建立一个新的研究网站。更好地了解森林管理实践对土壤，水和野生动物的影响。该网站旨在提供有关生物质去除，压实和施肥对土壤，水和野生动物的影响的信息。Weyerhaeuser科学家Greg Johnson和Scott Holub将领导这项研究。

Weyerhaeuser.also will work with collaborators to understand how to develop more cost‑effective ways to collect currently under-utilized harvest residuals for emerging bio‑fuel and bio-product applications. Gevan Marrs is the lead Weyerhaeuser scientist on the aspect.

Lignin is the second most abundant polymer in nature, but today is mainly used in basic applications such as being burned for green energy在纸浆或作为水泥添加剂。Weyerhaeuser.will study ways to create high value bio products from residual lignin. John Westland is the Weyerhaeuser lead on the lignin study.

Weyerhaeuser在整个110年历史上致力于为人民和地球提供可持续解决方案。诸如道琼斯可持续发展指数等外部指标，并富时4GOD指数已认出该公司在可持续发展方面的领导力。

Weyerhaeuser.NR, the company’s wholly‑owned taxable REIT subsidiary, is conducting work in the consortium.

NARA includes a broad consortium of scientists from universities, government laboratories and private industry. More information about NARA, its work and its partners is available athttp://www.nararenewables.org。

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