Very Cool

The latest studies suggest one form of elephant grass would make a productive "energy crop" to be burnt in power stations to generate electricity.

Scientists told a Dublin conference the 4m-high Miscanthus needs little fertiliser to produce very high yields.

A breeding programme would improve its economics still further, they said.

"There's no reason why in 10 years' time this shouldn't be widely exploited," commented Professor Mike Jones, an Irish expert on plants and climate.

"If we grew Miscanthus on 10% of suitable land in [the 15-member] Europe, then we could generate 9% of the gross electricity production," he told the British Association's Festival of Science.

Genius idea. Thank you responsible science. We need something to replace fossil fuel.

"When I was a kid, we drove 20 miles up hill both ways in the snow."

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Note: Don't mind me. Fossil fuels / a need to replace them is my new "thing." So, anytime I find something like this, I just want to share it.