Monday, January 14, 2008

Biofuel: Major Net Energy Gain From Switchgrass-based Ethanol

ScienceDaily (Jan. 14, 2008) — Switchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic ethanol, according to estimates from a large on-farm study by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

However, caution should be used in making direct ethanol yield comparisons with cellulosic sources and corn grains because corn grain conversion technology is mature, whereas cellulosic conversion efficiency technology is based on an estimated value.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080109110629.htm

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