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Michael_S · 08-02-2008, 07:46 AM

Thanks again for the article HoosierRon.

I think it's important to point out, from the article, that Miscanthus
- Grows in ground not well suited to growing food crops.
- Is a perennial that does not need fertilization after the first year. So in theory it's probably relatively cheap.

That said, I would have liked to read a cost conjecture as to how much it would cost to make each gallon of ethanol using this technology.

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Michael_S 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,912	Re: Field test confirms miscanthus far better than corn or switchgrass for ethanol Thanks again for the article HoosierRon. I think it's important to point out, from the article, that Miscanthus - Grows in ground not well suited to growing food crops. - Is a perennial that does not need fertilization after the first year. So in theory it's probably relatively cheap. That said, I would have liked to read a cost conjecture as to how much it would cost to make each gallon of ethanol using this technology.