Cellulosic ethanol farm gets started - Green Machines- msnbc.com
An experimental farm in the Oklahoma Panhandle is being planted with switchgrass with hopes of one day providing a new feedstock for ethanol production. We've already heard the litany of complaints against corn. The upside with switchgrass is that it is noncompetitive with human food sources and it is a pretty tough plant (I could use more of that quality in my landscaping). A biorefinery should be up and running by 2010 with the dream of achieving switchgrass-based ethanol by 2017. I'm a big fan of switchgrass, but like so many other promising new fuel sources any real impact is years off.
An experimental farm in the Oklahoma Panhandle is being planted with switchgrass with hopes of one day providing a new feedstock for ethanol production. We've already heard the litany of complaints against corn. The upside with switchgrass is that it is noncompetitive with human food sources and it is a pretty tough plant (I could use more of that quality in my landscaping). A biorefinery should be up and running by 2010 with the dream of achieving switchgrass-based ethanol by 2017. I'm a big fan of switchgrass, but like so many other promising new fuel sources any real impact is years off.
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