Bales of switchgrass are gathered for transport at Michigan State University’s W.K. Kellogg Biological Station in Hickory Corners. (Courtesy J.E. Doll/MSU) by: Matt Jaworowski Posted: Jan 31 ...

Michigan State University researchers have uncovered the cause of switchgrass' mid-summer shut down, providing insight for how to maximize its potential as a low-cost, sustainable biofuel crop.

Michigan State University researchers have solved a puzzle that could help switchgrass realize its full potential as a low-cost, sustainable biofuel crop and curb our dependence on fossil fuels.

Vogel and his colleagues showed that switchgrass yielded 540% more energy as a biofuel than the amount of energy used to grow, harvest and process it. (Corn ethanol yields just 25% more energy.) ...

A jet engine powered by switchgrass? UGA project is looking at the biofuel possibilities Erica Van Buren, Augusta Chronicle October 30, 2023 at 4:05 AM·3 min read Katrien Devos, UGA professor ...

ARCHIBALD, La. (AP) — An LSU AgCenter forestry researcher is looking at a fast-growing plant called switchgrass as a potential biofuel feedstock. Switchgrass needs little fertilizer and can ...

This would facilitate the use of switchgrass as a biofuel source and for restoring habitats. More broadly, the research may help scientists conduct similar analyses of other economically valuable ...

Once switchgrass rhizomes are full of starch, they signal the plant to stop making sugars and adding biomass through photosynthesis. Tejera-Nieves compared the rhizomes to a bank, albeit a ...

While switchgrass may never be a major ethanol producer like corn or sugarcane, he believes the plant can still serve a big purpose and their switchgrass research could prove handy when ...

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“When I started working on switchgrass a lot of research was geared towards ethanol production for transportation fuel,” she said. “In the next couple of years, everybody's going to be ...