Challenges, Opportunities Abound for Biomass

LancasterFarming.com (Pennsylvania)
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 9:20am.
Chris Torres, Staff Writer

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Call it biomass, cellulose or whatever you want, Pennsylvania has plenty of potential sources for it. But turning it into a usable fuel that can power a car or heat a home still poses challenges, from growing the stuff to opening actual markets for it.

Dozens of people showed up to the Central Pennsylvania Biomass Energy Production Workshop here Tuesday for a chance to share their ideas on the emerging biomass market in the state.

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