Does anybody know anything about this? It was announced several months ago that Emunite Energy Solutions signed an MOU to plant up to 3.500 acres of Giant King Grass in Trinidad. On its website, Emunite has VSPC on its "team". However, VSPC has never released a PR about this. Can anybody shed any light on this?
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Story Created: Nov 15, 2013 at 10:01 PM ECT
Story Updated: Nov 16, 2013 at 12:12 AM ECT
GOVERNMENT’S Caroni Green Initiative has attracted regional investors, with one company looking to cultivate Genetically Modified (GM) Giant King Grass on former canefields, for use as fuel by the energy sector.
St Lucia-based company Emunite Energy Solutions yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Food Production to cultivate up to 3,500 acres of the fast-rotation crop, to be processed into biofuel. The project will be done with the participation of former cane farmers of Caroni (1975) Ltd.
The crop is non-invasive and high-yielding and is modest in its need for fertiliser and pesticides. It can be harvested several times per year, said Emunite president, Claudia Emmanuel, at yesterday’s signing at the Hilton Trinidad in St Ann’s....