Sentences with phrase «giant reed»
In November 2010 PGE announced it was considering «giant reed grass» to replace coal at its Boardman facility.
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EPA has finalized pathways for production of renewable fuel from giant reed (Arundo donax) and napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) as feedstocks.
Isolation and characterization of N2 - fixing bacteria from giant reed and switchgrass for plant growth promotion and nutrient uptake — Jia Xu — Journal of Basic Microbiology
While the USDA Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory lists the giant reed as highly invasive, it was approved for cultivation under the renewable fuel standard (RFS), administered by U.S. EPA.
Trials are just beginning in Britain of a giant reed which may have a higher yield as a biomass fuel than any other crop.
Not exact matches
The River Arundo group, comprising Ian Bell, Zach McKelvey, Brooke Prentice - Dekker and Berry and Steele (all MESM 2016), is working to quantify the costs and benefits of restoring the Santa Clara Watershed, a region that is slowly being overtaken by the invasive Arundo donax reed, known as Giant Cane.
As you might expect, stepping on the reeds is a soft and sometimes squishy affair, a bit like walking on a giant sponge.