Demonstration of On-Farm Production of a Dedicated Energy Crop Incorporating Multiple Varieties of Switchgrass Seed
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
This demonstration project addressed switchgrass production factors that supply knowledge and understanding towards the US Department of Energy’s focus on Feedstock Development (Technical Area A) and Biofuels and Biobased Products Development (Technical Area B. The overall goal of the project was to demonstrate the practicality of delivering a dedicated energy crop to a pilot-scale biorefinery site while providing a hands-on opportunity for farmers to be engaged. The economic and environmental sustainability of producing cellulosic ethanol will depend on the amount of convertible dry matter that can be impacted by a host of production factors including seed varieties, weather, soil properties, moisture content, time of planting and harvesting, and stand establishment. This demonstration scale project allowed farmers to be directly involved in understanding the impact that each of these production factors has on the dry matter available for conversion at a biorefinery.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0002993
- OSTI ID:
- 1340993
- Report Number(s):
- 1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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