Friday, April 24, 2009

Eco-Sustainable City Plants Eco-Sustainable Feedstock

America’s first eco-sustainable city is taking its first steps toward sustainable energy.Among the city’s eco-friendly features is The Sustainable Energy Farm that produces power from biodiesel, ethanol, solar and wind sources for companies that contribute to sustainable industries, such as building solar panels. That energy park recently got a green boost when some sustainable feedstock sources… including jatropha, camelina, and new hybrids of sweet sorghum… were planted for study of the next generation of renewable and alternative fuel sources.

A new drip fertigation system, designed to reduce water waste, will be overseen by Treasure Coast Irrigation. The camelina, a new potential candidate in the biofuel market, and jatropha were planted by Bio Greens Oils USA.The Sustainable Energy Farm is also planning to grow arundo donax this spring for testing; arundo donax is a perennial grass, with potential yields of 30 to 35 tons of biomass per acre.

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