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Research Emphasis Area(s)

  • Controlled Environment Agriculture
  • Food, Bioproducts, and Renewable Energy
Joel Cuello
cuelloj@arizona.edu
Professor, BE / Professor, BIO5 Institute / Professor, Arid Lands Resources Sciences - GIDP / Professor, Biomedical Engineering - GIDP
(520) 621-7757
Office:
Shantz 507
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Arizona has great potential as a large-scale producer of renewable bioenergy and bioproducts from sugar, oil, green waste, and algal sources. There currently is one full-scale ethanol production facility in our region, and we have been working with them to utilize new sources of biomass. Arizona could become a model for semi-arid land production of renewable fuels demonstrating responsible use of water, land, and workforce. Utilization of residual biomass is a key step for economic feasibility of the industry.

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Our Vertical Green Box solution, aka the minimally structured, modular and prefabricated Vertical Farm, is specifically designed to usher in the transformative paradigm of the Vertical Farm that is sustainable -- economically, environmentally and socially. 

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