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Rio Bravo Poso Cogeneration Facility
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A power plant in the US is
looking to move away from coal and petroleum as its fuel, and is
looking at a strain of sorghum bred specifically for its high heat
content, drought tolerance and ability to grow on marginal land.
There are issues to be worked out, one of which is is the cost of
producing enough sorghum to keep the plant running 24 hours a day.
"This is a bit of a R&D project," said Steve Gross, a
regional manager for one of the power plant's co-owners. Biomass, as
the technology is known, is hardly new to Kern County California.
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