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Association: Name: SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY URL: http://www.swcs.org
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Guffey, Dora. "The Chariton Valley Biomass Project in Iowa: Switchgrass to Electric Energy - Ten Years Later." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY, Saddlebrook Resort, Tampa, Florida, Jul 21, 2007 <Not Available>. 2010-01-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p174057_index.html>

Guffey, D. , 2007-07-21 "The Chariton Valley Biomass Project in Iowa: Switchgrass to Electric Energy - Ten Years Later." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY, Saddlebrook Resort, Tampa, Florida <Not Available>. 2010-01-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p174057_index.html

Publication Type: Oral Presentation Abstract: The Chariton Valley Biomass Project began ten years ago as an idea to help protect a watershed that was not only home to a flood control lake that provided recreation benefits to a southern Iowa area, but was also a water source for a rural water system in southern Iowa and northern Missouri. The idea was to take this area that had very highly erodible land, not well suited to traditional row cropping, and provide an alternative crop for the local landowners while at the same time protecting the environment. The planting of switchgrass, a warm season native perennial grass, was then set in place through the Chariton Valley Biomass Project. Through this research and development project conducted with the Department of Energy, Chariton Valley RC&D, Alliant Energy, and numerous other partners, the grass was harvested and converted from biomass to energy at a coal fired power plant. Benefits seen from this project include improving water quality, air quality, soil tilth, wildlife habitat and reducing soil erosion. The final testing for this research and development project were concluded in the summer of 2006 and the final report is being compiled, to be completed approximately April of 2007. Moving forward toward commercialization of this project includes raising switchgrass on approximately 150,000 acres within a potential 70 mile radius of the power plant to provide 200,000 tons of switchgrass per year.

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