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To: dhs12345

I wonder, how much SVO diesel can be made from a bushel of corn vs. ethanol? And how much energy is required to do it?.....


21 posted on 07/10/2006 1:39:52 PM PDT by Red Badger (Follow an IROC long enough and sooner or later you will wind up in a trailer park..........)
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To: Red Badger
Good point. Considering that diesel is much more efficient.

Did a *very* rough calculation of how much square area would be required to grow ethanol as fuel to replace gasoline -- approx 3.5 states the size of Colorado. Posted it here on FR.

The point: a huge amount of real estate is required!

Will try to find the post if you are interested.

Maybe genetic engineering will help improve the yield, too.
26 posted on 07/10/2006 1:49:07 PM PDT by dhs12345
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