With Right Grass, Biofuels Make Sense
“The beauty of switchgrass is how hearty it is and how fast it grows,†said Dr. Suleiman Bughrara, a plant breeder at Michigan State University. “One acre can yield 12 or 13 tons of grass. That can produce 500 gallons of ethanol. We have work to do. But that kind of production is possible, and pretty quickly.†Credit: Gary Howe Across Midwest labs race to break down cellulose EAST LANSING, MI – Amid row after …