Viaspace, Inc. CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen discussed the potential for giant king grass to be cultivated as a biofuel feedstock at the Biofuels and Jatropha Markets Asia conference held in Jakarta, Indonesia from June 29-July 1.
Viaspace is cultivating and marketing fast-growing giant king grass as a non-food feedstock for producing cellulosic low-carbon biofuels, also known as grassoline, and as a biomass replacement for coal as the heat source for electricity generating power plants.
Kukkonen said: "High yield, dedicated energy crops such as giant king grass are in increasing demand for producing biofuels that can replace oil as a major energy source. Diesel engines can benefit from bio-diesel, but most cars and trucks still run on gasoline. Since giant king grass can be used for both grassoline and diesel fuel, we see promising potential in the Indonesian biofuels market. In addition, giant king grass can be used as biomass to replace coal as the heat source for power plants that generate electricity. Considering the multiple growing markets for giant king grass as a renewable source of non-petroleum energy and government incentives being provided, I believe we have an attractive business opportunity in providing the renewable feedstocks for decades to come."
To view the presentation, please visit www.viaspace.com.