Barbados has a sweet idea [power generation from sugarcane breeding].

West Indies Central Sugar Cane Breeding Station has developed a breed of sugar cane especially suited to fuel electric power plants. Although fuel cane's sugar content and quality are lower, they're good enough to convert to ethanol, a product blended with gasoline to reduce its cost and r...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 43, 1 (2006).
Main Author: Moore, S.K
Format: Article
Language:English
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