New biofuel from trees developed at UGA

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UGA researchers have developed a way to turn wood pellets such as these into fuel. Credit: Peter FreyThe University of Georgia
UGA researchers have developed a way to turn wood pellets such as these into fuel. Credit: Peter Frey/The University of Georgia

A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new biofuel derived from wood chips. Unlike previous fuels derived from wood, the new and still unnamed fuel can be blended with biodiesel and petroleum diesel to power conventional engines.


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