Illinois city cultivates reed canary grass as biofuel feedstock

In Illinois, the city of Tuscola has planted reed canary grass on a 160-acre city-owned plot of land next to a waste treatment plant as an experiment in biofuel cultivation. The city has commenced discussions with Duke Energy to utilize the crop as an energy source for a Tuscola-based power plant. The grass can be converted into pellets or otherwise burned to heat homes.

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