Miscanthus Could Offer Viable Alternative to Coal
By adapting a tropical grass to grow in the British climate, scientists hope to be able to replace coal in power stations with biofuel…
Cellulose can be printed in 3-D – another use for Miscanthus?
A group of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have managed to print and dry three-dimensional objects made entirely by cellulose for the first time with the help of a 3D-bioprinter…
Food versus biomass – is it time to reconcile?
Whether you have taken a side or a backseat in the discussion, the “food versus fuel” debate affects us all. Some say growing more biofuel crops today will decrease greenhouse gas emissions, but will make it harder to produce …
Miscanthus used to 3D print houses with bio-concrete
In a building project in collaboration with TU Eindhoven, Cybe and Concrete Valley, Dutch bio entrepreneurs NNRGY Crops will be using locally grown Miscanthus Giganteus to make 3D printable bio-concrete…
Could Miscanthus Power its own Machinery?
Cognizant of rapidly evolving farming and biomass sectors, New Holland aims to stay ahead of the game…
Boost for Miscanthus as USDA Announces Four Biofuel Areas
USDA Announces Four Biofuel Project Areas – Acreage in Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania will be designated to grow giant miscanthus, a sterile hybrid warm-season grass that can be converted…
Funding for Miscanthus expansion – Repreve Renewables
Repreve Renewables, LLC, announced it has secured a debt financing arrangement with CoBank and Carolina Farm Credit, through the Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund managed by Capitol Peak Asset Management…
ETI report on UK climate change – Miscanthus in the mix
A recent report released by the Energy Technologies Institute states that biomass combined with carbon capture and storage (CCS) remains the only credible route to deliver negative emissions to help meet the U.K.’s 2050 climate change targets…
Will we soon be wearing clothes made from Miscanthus grass?
A new project initiated by circular-gurus Dutch aWEARness aims to use a new type of grass for recyclable textiles and biofuels…
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Consortium for Sustainable Packaging Project powers ahead – another use for Miscanthus.
The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University leads the consortium ADMIT BioSuccInnovate, an innovative Climate-KIC initiative funded by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT),…
Burning Biomass, e.g Miscanthus, improves the air quality reveals a University of Iowa study.
IOWA CITY — Eastern Iowans have cleaner air to breathe – thanks to the burning of biomass at an area power plant, according to a new study from the University of Iowa…
Foodware that can be composted announced by World Centric and Aloterra…
Sustainable agribusiness leader, Aloterra, and compostable foodservice ware innovator, World Centric, have developed a new line of certified foodware…
Pretreatment of Miscanthus via microwave
Microwave assisted chemical pretreatment of Miscanthus under different temperature regimes…
Scientists in Wales are developing ways to produce Miscanthus faster
Aberystwyth University scientists are playing a pivotal role in a £1.8 million ($2 million) project to develop the technology required to plant the energy crop miscanthus from seed…
We need to provide farmers with more incentives to grow biomass crops such as Miscanthus
Policy changes are needed to make biomass crops more attractive to landowners to help combat the threat of climate change, according to a leading crop expert…
