July 27, 2010

Buckeye conducts Florida eucalyptus field trials to produce green energy [From the web]

PERRY, FL, July 27, 2010 (Local News) - Data collected over the past three decades is finally "growing" into reality.

Plant by plant, eucalyptus seedlings are going into the ground; and what grows up will potentially be more than just trees.

Buckeye Paper Mill in Perry and the University of Florida are planting Eucalyptus amplifolia plants to produce green energy in the forms of electricity and liquid fuels.

Buckeye's Wood Supply Manager Michele Curtis said, "Eucalyptus trees are very fast-growing biomass crop that can be harvested in about five years versus 20 years for normal trees."

WCTV - Buckeye/UF Field Trial to Produce Green Energy