Looking Beyond Corn and Sugarcane For Cost-Effective Biofuels

Posted by samzenpus on Monday August 12, 2013 @03:28AM from the get-it-growing dept.

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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Re:Sugar Beet by mcgrew · 2013-08-12 03:47 · Score: 4, Funny

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.

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