48 MISSOURI MISSOURI INLresearcherscollaboratedwithAdvancedTorrefactionSystems,LLC,basedinSt.Louis,Missouri, totestastate-of-the-arttorrefactionpreprocessingsystemattheBiomassFeedstockNationalUser Facility.ThefacilityalsoloaneditsmobiletorrefactionsystemtoOregonTorrefaction,whichisusing ittoproduceasignificantportionofthe4,000tonsoftorrefiedtobiomassforatestburnatPortland GeneralElectric’sBoardmanPowerPlant.Thatplantisscheduledtostopusingcoalin2020. RESEARCH AGREEMENTS CooperativeResearchandDevelopmentAgreement • • MithraTechnologies StrategicPartnershipProject • • AdvancedTorrefaction Systems, LLC • • University of Missouri (2) LicenseAgreements • • Missouri University of Science andTechnology • • Nooter/Ericksen (2) • • University of Missouri