http://domesticfuel.com/2006/09/19/melon-ethanol/ Alternative Fuel News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:05:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://domesticfuel.com/2006/09/19/melon-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-7710 Barbara Wunder Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:43:59 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=998#comment-7710 Spitting watermelon seeds would have an audience, I think! Thanks for the plug about my article in Harvester Online. If you notice anything that's innacurate, I'd appreciate a heads-up. Thanks. Spitting watermelon seeds would have an audience, I think! Thanks for the plug about my article in Harvester Online. If you notice anything that’s innacurate, I’d appreciate a heads-up. Thanks.

]]> http://domesticfuel.com/2006/09/19/melon-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-7705 Ethanol’s new biomass: watermelons « Envautomental Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:17:09 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=998#comment-7705 [...] Ok, we know that technically any plant product can be made into ethanol. But the list of plant biomass that researchers are actively working on converting to ethanol is getting pretty long as well. We have the obvious ones - corn and soybeans - but also poplar trees, grapes, citrus fruit and now, watermelons. The National Watermelon Association (c”mon, you knew there was a NWA, right? It”s only been around since 1914) announced it will begin research with the USDA, the University of Georgia and an ethanol plant in Florida so that the estimated 700 million pounds of watermelons that are wasted each year can be used for ethanol production. This story says that the each year about 20-25 percent of the nation”s watermelon crop is left on the ground. This is because there comes a time when harvesting the few ripe melons left in the fields is not profitable. Also, visually blemished melons are left to rot. If we can use watermelons to power felx-fuel cars, will spitting seeds out the tail pipe become the new American summer game? Related: [...] [...] Ok, we know that technically any plant product can be made into ethanol. But the list of plant biomass that researchers are actively working on converting to ethanol is getting pretty long as well. We have the obvious ones – corn and soybeans – but also poplar trees, grapes, citrus fruit and now, watermelons. The National Watermelon Association (c”mon, you knew there was a NWA, right? It”s only been around since 1914) announced it will begin research with the USDA, the University of Georgia and an ethanol plant in Florida so that the estimated 700 million pounds of watermelons that are wasted each year can be used for ethanol production. This story says that the each year about 20-25 percent of the nation”s watermelon crop is left on the ground. This is because there comes a time when harvesting the few ripe melons left in the fields is not profitable. Also, visually blemished melons are left to rot. If we can use watermelons to power felx-fuel cars, will spitting seeds out the tail pipe become the new American summer game? Related: [...]

]]> http://domesticfuel.com/2006/09/19/melon-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-7704 Ethanol’s new biomass: watermelons « Vroom Vroom Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:29:14 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=998#comment-7704 [...] Ok, we know that technically any plant product can be made into ethanol. But the list of plant biomass that researchers are actively working on converting to ethanol is getting pretty long as well. We have the obvious ones - corn and soybeans - but also poplar trees, grapes, citrus fruit and now, watermelons. The National Watermelon Association (c”mon, you knew there was a NWA, right? It”s only been around since 1914) announced it will begin research with the USDA, the University of Georgia and an ethanol plant in Florida so that the estimated 700 million pounds of watermelons that are wasted each year can be used for ethanol production. This story says that the each year about 20-25 percent of the nation”s watermelon crop is left on the ground. This is because there comes a time when harvesting the few ripe melons left in the fields is not profitable. Also, visually blemished melons are left to rot. If we can use watermelons to power felx-fuel cars, will spitting seeds out the tail pipe become the new American summer game? Related: [...] [...] Ok, we know that technically any plant product can be made into ethanol. But the list of plant biomass that researchers are actively working on converting to ethanol is getting pretty long as well. We have the obvious ones – corn and soybeans – but also poplar trees, grapes, citrus fruit and now, watermelons. The National Watermelon Association (c”mon, you knew there was a NWA, right? It”s only been around since 1914) announced it will begin research with the USDA, the University of Georgia and an ethanol plant in Florida so that the estimated 700 million pounds of watermelons that are wasted each year can be used for ethanol production. This story says that the each year about 20-25 percent of the nation”s watermelon crop is left on the ground. This is because there comes a time when harvesting the few ripe melons left in the fields is not profitable. Also, visually blemished melons are left to rot. If we can use watermelons to power felx-fuel cars, will spitting seeds out the tail pipe become the new American summer game? Related: [...]

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