Setting the standard for sustainable bioenergy crops

Bioenergy crops, such as Miscanthus and switchgrass, appear to be promising resources for renewable energy, but these new crops did not come with a manual on how to measure details on their sustainability impacts. Jody Endres, University of Illinois professor of energy and environmental law and chair of the Council on Sustainable Biomass Production says standards are needed so farmers, ethanol producers, and others in the biofuels industry will all be on the same page.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/uoi...