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ARCHIVE of Past Issues:
JANUARY 2013: A New Year, Expanded Horizons • Pallets into Building Blocks • Agenda Development Series Takes Off! • Solar Technologies Win Oregon BEST Grants • Support for Wave Energy • Sen. Wyden's New Energy Role • Have PV Panels, Will Travel! • Obama Appoints BEST Researcher
September 2010: Oregon BEST Expands Shared-User Lab Network, Researchers Land Large Grants, Oregon BEST Shares $1M Grant, Oregon BEST FEST '10 a Sparking Success
July, 2010: Research Creates Rural Jobs, New Commercialization Grant Program Launched, Water Light Shelf Reflects Nature Indoors, Bringing Solar Power to Tanzanian Schools
March, 2010: Oregon BEST Hires Green Building Leader, Amplifying Solar Energy, Greening Transportation, Turning Grass-Seed Straw into Biofuel
January, 2010: Nation's 1st Renewable Energy Engineering Program, Growing Bioplastics in Trees, Building Better Green Buildings
November, 2009: Green Building Research Lab Opens, Boosting Wind Energy Efficiency, Meet Sergio Palleroni
September, 2009: Daylighting Luminary G.Z. "Charlie" Brown, Oregon as Solar Energy Epicenter
July, 2009: Replacing Plastics Along Oregon Highways, Green (Re)Building in Iraq, New Wind Tunnel to Study Turbine Arrays
May, 2009: BEST Brokers $1.3M for Solar Energy Research, Green Roofs + Solar Panels, UO Prof. Designs Solar Awning
March, 2009: BEST Brokers $1.6M for Green Building Research, Helping Oregon Farmers Produce Biofuels, Oregon SuNRISE
OREGON BEST IN THE NEWS
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Red List Design Finalists Named05/17/2013
Four finalists in the $15,000 Oregon BEST Red List Design Challenge include earthen flooring, plant-based insulation, a salvaged wood lamp, and a window blind that doesn't cut daylight. More.
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Brewing Electricity from Wastewater05/15/2013
An Oregon BEST Commercialization Grant helps company test microbial fuel cell that could clean wastewater, generate electricity, and reduce water usage at Widmer Bros. Brewery. More.
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Grant Funds Solar-Activated Water Treatment04/17/2013
A floating, solar-activated device that can treat stormwater wins an Oregon BEST Commercialization Grant. More.
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CSD Nano: Semi-Finalist at Angel Conference04/15/2013
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Grant Funds Innovative Window Coating03/28/2013
An Oregon BEST Commercialization Grant funds development of new window coating that could save millions on indoor lighting costs. More.

