USDA Approved Giant King Grass Growing in California
22 Octubre 2012 - 7:47AM
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB:VSPC) today announced that its proprietary,
high yield, dedicated green energy crop Giant KingTM Grass is
growing in California.
Giant King Grass (GKG) is the highest yielding biomass crop in
the world. It is a renewable, nonfood, dedicated green energy crop
for green electricity and biofuels. It is not genetically modified
and not an invasive species. Giant King Grass has been extensively
tested in independent laboratories and the results are excellent.
The high yield of Giant King Grass makes it the lowest cost
feedstock for electricity generation using direct combustion or
anaerobic digestion or the production of cellulosic sugars for
biofuels and biochemicals.
The company released a photo of VIASPACE CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen
standing with Giant King Grass growing in California. The grass is
10 feet tall and will be harvested when it reaches 15-18 feet. (If
the photo is not displayed, click this link:
http://www.pricetargetmedia.com/images/viaspace_giant_king_grass_biofuel.jpg).
Dr. Kukkonen stated "California is a leader in renewable energy,
and we believe that Giant King Grass can play an important role in
electricity generation, and as a feedstock for nonfood cellulosic
biofuels such as ethanol and butanol, and also for biochemicals and
bioplastics. California is a leading state for agriculture and its
warm weather makes it a good place to grow Giant King Grass. Giant
King Grass can be grown on marginal lands and will not displace
agriculture production."
Kukkonen continued, "VIASPACE's strategy is to expand
aggressively in the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and
South America. The California site will provide Giant King Grass
seedlings for customers and partners in other states, and it will
be exported to other countries. The California site will also
provide a convenient "showroom" for potential customers that want
to see Giant King Grass for themselves. I encourage potential
customers that need fuel for their power plants or biofuel
refineries to contact VIASPACE by email at INFO@VIASPACE.com. We
will also work with project developers on new power plant or
biofuels projects. More and more project developers are realizing
that they need to control their fuel source and a companion Giant
King Grass energy plantation allows them to do this. Co-location of
the plantation and the power plant or bio refinery simplifies
logistics and reduces costs significantly. The cost reductions
attributable to the high yield of Giant King Grass plus co-location
can dramatically increase project profitability."
Dr. Kevin Schewe, VIASPACE chairman, commented: "I have
personally toured and experienced our California GKG site. I can
bear witness that Giant King Grass is an impressive, high yield
biomass crop and its shear density of growth is amazing. For
example, when you walk into the middle of our GKG plot in
California where the grass has matured in height, the sunlight
nearly disappears. Like me, our potential customers will easily see
and identify with the continuously renewable benefit that this crop
can provide."
Previously, the company revealed that Giant King Grass has been
released from quarantine by the US Department of Agriculture Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for distribution in the
United States.
Giant King Grass was grown at the APHIS facility in Beltsville
Maryland under the Plant Germplasm Quarantine Program. It was
extensively tested for pathogens including analysis of the nucleic
acid extract using E-Probe Diagnostic Nucleic Acids Analysis
(EDNA). It was found to be pathogen free and released from
quarantine.
About VIASPACE Inc.
VIASPACE grows renewable Giant KingTM Grass as a low-carbon fuel
for clean electricity generation; for environmentally friendly
energy pellets; and as a feedstock for bio-methane production and
for green cellulosic biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials. Giant
King Grass is a proprietary, high yield, dedicated biomass clean
energy crop that does not compete with or displace food production.
For more information, please go to www.VIASPACE.com or contact Dr.
Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications, at 800-517-8050 or
IR@VIASPACE.com.
The VIASPACE logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=15154
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