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.

MSU researchers have discovered a way to allow the switchgrass plant to reach its full potential as a biofuel crop, following a discovery of one of its growth limitations. The discovery could ease ...

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 ...

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.) ...

Summary: 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. Share: FULL STORY ...

The plant's sturdy tillers can grow up to 12 feet tall, producing large amounts of plant biomass for biofuel production with very little water or human intervention. The root systems on switchgrass ...

Switchgrass, a high-yielding prairie grass, can be fermented to produce ethanol similar to corn. Farmers would plant the perennial grass and then harvest growth annually, making it an ...

Switchgrass is used for biofuels, soil and water conservation and carbon sequestration. The university is working with the Upton, Kentucky-based Roundstone Native Seed Co. to deliver the “Robusto,” ...

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 ...

“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 ...