[Bioconversion] Re: [Gasification] instead of ethanol -- make natural gas??

[Jeff Davis]

Dear Dan and List



> DD Interesting comment. How about growing switchgrass as a cover crop
> between
> plantation pine?  In South Mississippi, there is a huge problem with
> invasive
> forest floor species. Much of the plantations floors are burned off
> resulting
> in smoke and waste. The rest are maintained with chemicals such as arsonal
> sprayed from helicopters. If one was to utilise switchgrass as a fuel for
> the
> sawmill gasifier, it might pay for the harvesting. Any comments?
>
>        Dan Dimiduk
>


I have no idea how it would grow in the shade.

-- 
Jeff Davis