Gas prices shot up another dime today at stations on University Avenue, now hitting $3.15 a gallon for regular. But, just a little further up the road, the University of Wisconsin thinks it just might have the answer to lower prices.
“It may save us money, it may stabilize prices, and it certainly may reduce the risk,” said Molly Jahn, dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Cow waste, soybeans, prairie grasses, or corn might hold the answer to new fuel sources. The UW is one of a handful of universities being considered for a national $125 million grant over five years to study the development of these fuels made from BioMass. The U.S. Dept. of Energy will make a final decision this summer.