I saw this mentioned on an environmental website the other day, and thought it was pretty cool, especially since I'm a former alum.
"According to a University of Iowa video, burning oat hulls - instead of just coal - saves about $1 million per year for the school. It gets the oat hulls from a Quaker Oats facility, which is just a short distance away in Cedar Rapids, IA. By 2010, the university plans to reduce its energy consumption by 10 percent and use renewable sources to generate 15 percent of all energy on campus."
There is also a short video developed by the University of Iowa to describe the "oat hulls" used to generate power.
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