f-wolf Member 897 Member For: 17y 6m 30d Gender: Male Location: ACT Posted 14/01/08 03:00 AM Share Posted 14/01/08 03:00 AM (edited) January 8, 2008 Grass Makes Better Ethanol than Corn DoesFarmers in Nebraska and the Dakotas brought the U.S. closer to becoming a biofuel economy, planting huge tracts of land for the first time with switchgrass a native North American perennial grass (Panicum virgatum) that often grows on the borders of cropland naturally and proving that it can deliver more than five times more energy than it takes to grow it.http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=grass-...hanol-than-corn Edited 14/01/08 03:04 AM by f-wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 14/01/08 03:47 AM Share Posted 14/01/08 03:47 AM I heard that corn makes pretty crap ethanol and I was pretty bad as far as emissions go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFHOON Donating Members 1,932 Member For: 18y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: nsw Posted 14/01/08 04:36 AM Share Posted 14/01/08 04:36 AM I think its because the grass is cheaper to grow than the other eth producing plants..such as corn sugar cane and potato.it would take more grass in weight than sugar cane but the grass would have 500 times more for the same price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceofSpades Boostaholics anonymous Member 202 Member For: 18y 3m 13d Gender: Male Location: Broady Posted 14/01/08 08:03 AM Share Posted 14/01/08 08:03 AM maybe the council will start paying us to take grass clippings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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