Looking Beyond Corn and Sugarcane For Cost-Effective Biofuels

carmendrahl writes "The abundance of shale gas in the U.S. is expected to lower the cost of petrochemicals for fuel and other applications, making it harder for plant-based, renewable feedstocks to compete in terms of price. In the search for cost-competitive crops, companies are testing plants other than traditional biofuel sources such as corn and sugarcane. In this video, you can see how a company is test-growing a relative of sugarcane, which is expected to yield 5 times the ethanol per acre compared to corn."

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Ethanol-fueled

[Anonymous Coward]

Ethanol-fueled, motherfuckers!

-- Ethanol-fueled

Re:Sugar Beet

[mcgrew]

Beets are perfect for fuel. Nasty vegetable! Yech! When I see beets I say "beat it, beet."

Now, buttered corn, yum. Corn fed beef? Even better! Corn is for eating, beets are best used as fuel.

Obligatory Michael Jackson

[dkleinsc]

When I see beets I say "beat it, beet."

They told us don't you ever try to make new fuel
Don't want a lower price, you better like your gruel
The law is on their side, and their policies are cruel
So beet it, just beet it!