Prairie Grass Could Be New Fuel Source
One of the coolest stories I came across today was this one on Discovery.com about Prairie grass being a cheaper abundant fuel source for ethanol/bio-diesel.
“New research shows that prairie grasses grown using only moderate amounts of fertilizer on marginal land can produce significant amounts of ethanol.
The five-year study of switch grass done by the University of Nebraska and the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service was published this week by the National Academy of Sciences.
Researcher Ken Vogel said he estimates that an acre of switch grass would produce an average of 300 gallons of ethanol based on the study of grass grown on marginal land on farms in Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota.
An acre of corn grown in those same states produces about 350 gallons of ethanol on average.”
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"New research shows that prairie grasses grown using only moderate amounts of fertilizer on marginal land can produce significant amounts of ethanol.
The five-year study of switch grass done by the University of Nebraska and the USDA's Agricultural Research Service was published this week by the National Academy of Sciences.
Researcher Ken Vogel said he estimates that an acre of switch grass would produce an average of 300 gallons of ethanol based on the study of grass grown on marginal land on farms in Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota.
An acre of corn grown in those same states produces about 350 gallons of ethanol on average."
<a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/01/09/switch-grass-ethanol.html?dcitc=w19-506-ak-0007" target="_blank">Read more</a>
the creation of fuel from food crops, or the conversion of fields used for food crops into fields used for fuel, is one of today's greatest evils.
the current american ethanol policy (and HFCS addiction) is causing much suffering in the world. of course, these only have in common the agro/corn lobby.