In a building project in collaboration with TU Eindhoven, Cybe and Concrete Valley, Dutch bio entrepreneurs NNRGY Crops will be using locally grown Miscanthus Giganteus to make 3D printable bio-concrete.
Source status: The original 3Ders article is no longer reliably available. This page remains online as an archive entry, but the underlying project and claims should be rechecked before being relied upon.
Our Comment
The building industry is ripe for conversion to strong cellulose based materials. Miscanthus being a fibre based plant with plenty of cellulose – nanocellulose being 8 times stronger than steel – is ideal for bio-plastic, fibreboard, bio-concrete and other uses.