John S. Russin & Vadim Kochergin, Biofuels Industry (2011)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs, Speech
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2011-10-03
Duration: 00:25:17
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Russin, John S. | Kochergin, Vadim | Louisiana State University Agricultural Center | Louisiana Institute for Biofuels and Bioprocessing | Biomass energy | Agriculture | Sugar | Economy
Contributors:
- Russin, John Speaker
- Kochergin, Vadim Speaker
Description
A speech by John Russin and Vadim Kochergin before the Baton Rouge Press Club on October 3, 2011. Russin is the Vice Chancellor of the LSU AgCenter and Kochergin is the director of the Louisiana Institute for Biofuels and Bioprocessing, which is a part of the LSU AgCenter. They talk about the $17 million grant the AgCenter received to conduct research into the use of energy cane and sweet sorghum as biofuels and the impact of the grant on Louisiana’s economy.