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Study: Miscanthus More Than Twice as Productive as Switchgrass for Energy Crop
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| 07/11/2007
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Posted on 07/12/2007 8:28:29 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
This article has some glaring problems. It does not tell us what kind of fuel Miscanthusell will create. It does not tell us how its production capacity compares with other methods in gallons/acre. It does not tell us the energy cost to grow and produce fuel from this plant. It looks like a program waiting for a government handout to make it work. The woman makes good PR to attract a government subside.
To: VanShuyten; RightWhale
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posted on
07/12/2007 9:03:34 AM PDT
by
Oberon
(What does it take to make government shrink?)
To: Red Badger
Foxworthy: “If you’ve ever mowed your lawn and found a car, you might be a Redneck.”
To: Red Badger
Miss Canthus (standing next to the grass) is NOT GUILTY!
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posted on
07/12/2007 9:10:13 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: Red Badger; krb
Definitely NOT GUILTY.
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posted on
07/12/2007 9:13:38 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: Red Badger
"Miscanthus can gain greater amounts of photosynthetic carbon per unit of leaf area; 2. Miscanthus has a greater leaf area; and 3. Miscanthus has a longer growing season." Which is all well and sounds great, but the ONE datum that is needed and doesn't seem to be here is how much fermentable carbohydrate per acre does it yield relative to switchgrass.
To: Red Badger
Looks like the grass in my yard........Not mine. Mine's dead.
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posted on
07/12/2007 9:40:44 AM PDT
by
null and void
(...and there'd be world peace and fuzzy puppies for everyone. And then we could eat them...)
To: Oberon
Burning large amounts of hydrocarbons to yield hydrocarbon fuels seems to defeat the purpose. Until an enzymatic or catalytic process is found to break down cellulose, it’s probably better to just burn the fuel directly in cars or power plants.
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posted on
07/12/2007 9:50:53 AM PDT
by
VanShuyten
("By the simple exercise of our will, we can exert a power for good practically unbounded, etc, etc.")
To: Red Badger
Dr. Emily Heaton can ride on my lawnmower any old time.
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posted on
07/12/2007 9:53:13 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
("Who are you and what have you done with Hermione Granger?")
To: Red Badger
Most likely they ar looking at this grass for ethanol as well as bid-diesel capabilities. This grass may be fairly significant as the biomas is so high.
Looking forward to more research in this area.
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:01:30 AM PDT
by
TexanToTheCore
(If it ain't Rugby or Bullriding, it's for girls.........................................)
To: VanShuyten
Burning large amounts of hydrocarbons to yield hydrocarbon fuels seems to defeat the purpose. When you state it that way, sure it does. But the important thing to remember is that the end product is a motor fuel compatible with current engine technology and the existing fuel distribution system. The "large amounts of hydrocarbons" you start with (in the form of solid industrial waste or even giant bales of miscanthus) aren't that. It's worth some investment in the process not to have to re-invent the automobile and the gas station.
Besides, if you read the whole article on TPD, you'll find that with most feedstocks the process generates enough fuel to self-sustain the process and produce fuel besides. At the turkey plant they use the gas to fire the cooker, and the oil is sold.
Most importantly, we have to stop thinking of fuel energy as "free." Fuel is a storage medium for energy that originally came from some other source. That's all it ever has been. The fact that for about a century we've been pumping it out of the ground just confuses the issue.
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:05:52 AM PDT
by
Oberon
(What does it take to make government shrink?)
To: null and void
Looks like the grass in my yard........ Not mine. Mine's dead. I really need to fix that mower.......this weekend.......or next.......
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:06:22 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(No wonder Mexico is so filthy. Everybody who does cleaning jobs is HERE!.......)
To: r9etb
Wow! I think I am in love!
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:17:13 AM PDT
by
krb
(If you're not outraged, people probably like having you around.)
To: Red Badger
If you don’t water, you don’t have to mow...
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:40:25 AM PDT
by
null and void
(...and there'd be world peace and fuzzy puppies for everyone. And then we could eat them...)
To: Red Badger
When someone looks at using Kudzu, I will pay attention.
To: JamesP81
To: RedStateRocker; Dementon; eraser2005; Calpernia; DTogo; Maelstrom; Yehuda; babble-on; ...
Renewable Energy Ping Please Freep Mail me if you'd like on/off
To: RightWhale
Not everybody is aware that all corn is engineered and Monsanto is already working on hybrid specials for the ethanol process.
Ya, and responsible for the Collasping Colony Syndrome and Morgellons both ..., tell me, have you noticed the lack of insects, we are here in the midwest, no grasshoppers, bees, nothing, there are no insects left ...
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:54:04 AM PDT
by
Scythian
To: null and void
We have to water. There are 2 dogs in there somewhere.........
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:55:46 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(No wonder Mexico is so filthy. Everybody who does cleaning jobs is HERE!.......)
To: Red Badger
If you must have pets, get goats...
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:57:02 AM PDT
by
null and void
(...and there'd be world peace and fuzzy puppies for everyone. And then we could eat them...)
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