Prairie grass slated for biofuel use

Mankato Free Press (Minnesota)

Published June 10, 2009 09:35 pm - A company is looking into the cost to harvest and transport prairie grass for biofuel.
By Tim Krohn Free Press Staff Writer

Nearly 300 acres of area prairie land could be utilized

For years, there has been talk and plans for converting grass to energy.

Beginning this fall, several groups plan to actually do it.

“We wanted to do something on the ground. We already have the fuel and we have an end user in place,” said Neal Feeken, renewable energy coordinator for The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota.

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