From the DOE report I linked in post #17
Actually total energy, not just fossil energy, although the report compares both. Refineries use a lot of electricity and in my opinion, Total Energy should be the comparison.
“1 energy unit of fossil fuel is consumed in producing 1.35 energy units of corn-ethanol.”
OK. I think it’s stupid to try and substitute FOOD for fossil fuel. But just for perspective, how many energy units of fossil fuel are consumed to produce fossil fuel?
From the DOE report I linked in post #17
Actually total energy, not just fossil energy, although the report compares both. Refineries use a lot of electricity and in my opinion, Total Energy should be the comparison.