Oregon BEST researchers at the Oregon Institute of Technology are helping farmers more effectively convert seedstock they grow into biofuels. Read more...  Watch the video...  

Oregon BEST has hired a former environmental attorney to be its operations director and tapped a nationally-recognized expert in sustainable forestry to join its Technical Leadership Team. Read more...

Oregon BEST has filled out its Board of Directors with leading executives and research experts from Oregon’s green building and renewable energy fields. Read More...

A proposal to the Bonneville Power Administration to explore new ways of controlling, storing and releasing power generated by wind turbines was funded in part because Oregon BEST supplied matching funds at a critical time. Read More...

A seed investment in green roof research at Portland State University by Oregon BEST has attracted a grant from the U.S. Green Building Council that doubles the original investment. Read More

Oregon BEST developed a brochure highlighting Oregon's university strengths and plans in workforce development, research and facilities to support the solar industry. The brochure will be used by state and local officials to support efforts to recruit solar firms to Oregon. View the Brochure

Oregon BEST has launched a program to provide matching funds to research and equipment acquisition proposals that are seeking competitive external funding. This program will leverage the state's investment in renewable energy and green building research by making proposals from Oregon faculty more competitive and increasing the level of outside funding of these areas. Read About the Program

Oregon BEST is investing $480,000 in 10 faculty teams at Oregon universities whose work has the potential to fuel the state's growing sustainability and renewable energy sectors. This funding is being strategically invested to kick-start sustainability-related projects in Oregon. Read Press Release and the List of Projects (and Researchers) Funded by Oregon BEST

David Kenney is a 12-year Intel veteran with knowledge of sustainable business practices as well as nonprofit management experience as a board member of a sustainable agriculture education center. He joins the Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Center (Oregon BEST) as it begins its first year. Read Press Release

A recent report prepared by the National Governor's Association and the Pew Center for the States details how states across the US are investing in innovation, research, and development. Read The Article

"Mini-mixers" were held a the U of O, OSU, and PSU campuses on February 7th & 8th, 2008. University faculty was asked to bring one slide presenting their idea for BEST research funding. Some private sector firms attended and added their ideas also. The sorted results of the meeting are presented in a summary table — links are provided to the slide associated with each research title. Each research title has one slide. A summary list of those that attended each session is also available.

• Summarized Presentations
• U of O attendees 2/7/08
• OSU attendees 2/8/08
• PSU attendees 2/8/08

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski's deputy chief of staff is working to establish Oregon as a global center for renewable energy development.  — The Oregonian Read The Article (PDF)

"After more than three decades showing the world how to think and live green, Portland has a unique opportunity to brand itself as sustainability's global leader."  — The Sunday Oregonian Read The Article (PDF)