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Energy Crop Experiments and Studies
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Definition
An energy crop, is a plant used to make biofuels or directly used for energy. Those plants offer high yields with low inputs. Some common energy crops are: canola, sorghum, switchgrass, sugarcane, maize and jatropha.
Background Information
- Energy crop - Wikipedia [View Resource]
- Food vs. fuel [View Resource]
- 10 Top Biofuel Crops [View Resource]
- Energy crops [View Resource]
- Table of biofuel crop yields [View Resource]
K-12 Experiments, Labs, Lesson Plans and Science Fair Projects
- Comparing Nonrenewable and Renewable Fuels [View Experiment]
- Willow Bioenergy Crop Outreach [View Experiment]
- Alternative Energy Crops in Space [View Experiment]
- How much energy is there in food or energy crops? [View Experiment]
- Magnetic water treatment and pseudoscience [View Experiment]
College Experiments, Labs, Science Fair Projects, Lesson Plans, Studies and Articles
- The promotion of non-food crops [View Experiment]
- Farming systems and environmental impacts [View Experiment]
- Prospects for the growing and use of Energy crops in Ukraine [View Experiment]
- Greenhouse gas emission from agriculture and the possible mitigation by production of energy crops [View Experiment]
- Variability and adaptability of Miscanthus species evaluated for energy crop domestication [View Experiment]
- Manure fertilization on dedicated energy Crops: productivity, energy and carbon cycle Implications [View Experiment]
- Batch- and Semi-continuous Biogas Production from Different Grass Species [View Experiment]
- Biogas production from energy crops and crop residues [View Experiment]
Theses and Dissertations
- Comparative Performance of Annual and Perennial Energy Cropping Systems Under Different Management Regimes [View Experiment]
- Biogas Production from Energy Crops and Agriculture Residues [View Thesis]
- Estimation of power generation potential of non-woody biomass and coal-biomass mixed briquettes [View Thesis]
- Performance and sustainability of short-rotation energy crops treated with municipal and industrial residues [View Thesis]
Patents
- Biomass conversion to alcohol using ultrasonic energy (US Patent 7504245, 2009) [View Patent]
- Crop drying apparatus utilizing solar energy (US Patent 4207684, 1980) [View Patent]
- Use of solar energy heat gathering and storing systems to increase farm crop yields (US Patent 3981151, 1976) [View Patent]
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