EKU student’s switchgrass based biodiesel proposal earns prize in Appalachian Ideas program

May 13, 2012

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Updated: 5 days ago

“While switchgrass production for biofuels holds a certain promise, economically, there’s a chicken-and-egg thing going on at the moment: with no steady supply of switchgrass, possible biofuel producers won’t build production facilities; but with no production facilities, farmers can’t risk converting valuable crop or pastureland over to switchgrass production when there’s no stable market for the crop.”

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