Renewable Energy

Hay BaleGoal: to derive energy from resources that are regenerative or for all practical purposes cannot be depleted.

Current projects include:

Key Faculty

Phil Goodrich

Odor control systems for animal waste management.

Vance Morey

Grain drying and storage, grain quality, energy, biomass utilization.

Roger Ruan

MRI, NMR, machine vision, UV, NIR, and other imaging and spectroscopy technology development and applications in the studies of moisture and fat management and structure-function relationships of biological and food materials. Shelf-life prediction and extension. Biorefining, bioprocessing, and value-added process development. Pulsed electric field, ozone, and non-thermal plasma development and application. Advanced artificial intelligence and control systems development for biological and food process control.

Bill Wilcke

Post-harvest technology (cooling, drying, storage, and handling of crops after harvest), sustainable agriculture, and agricultural energy sources.