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Could Switchgrass In Guymon Be Used In Ethanol?
By Mr Ethanol | June 13, 2008
NewsOK.com:
Work has started on the planting of a 1,000-acre switchgrass field in the Oklahoma Panhandle that researchers plan to use in the production of cellulosic ethanol.
The field is being touted as the world’s largest for switchgrass, a drought-resistant perennial plant that grows even on marginal lands. Scientists at the Noble Foundation in Ardmore are overseeing the project and hope that switchgrass proves to be a viable substitute for corn in ethanol production.
Hitch Enterprises, a Panhandle-based company, began planting the field on Friday. Smaller fields of switchgrass also will be planted in central Oklahoma near Chickasha and Maysville.
“Rising food costs recently resulted in a pushback against renewable fields,” said David Fleischaker, the state’s energy secretary. “However, cellulosic ethanol from sources like switchgrass and sorghum are noncompetitive with food sources for animals and humans.”
What would be done with the grass? Read on…
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