New Mexico’s Otero County looks at cattail ethanol; yields of 1000+ gals/acre identified by supporters

In New Mexico, Sustainable Technology is proposing a cattail-based ethanol plant for Otero County. Sustainable president Peggy Korth is the author of “Cattails to Ethanol”, and told Otero County officials in a recent presentation that the county could utilize numerous alternative crops, including salt cedar and cattails, in ethanol production. Cattails require abundant water but thrive on waste water, and can produce as much as 1,000 gallons per acre in ideal conditions, according to Korth. The cattails do not require additional fertilization and cattail cultivation cleanses the waste water, as well as reducing salt levels in water.

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