[bolobaby]

Remember - when photoelectric cells were discovered, they claimed that the world’s energy needs would be met by that, too. “The only limit is the amount of sunshine we get! And we can use batteries for the cloudy days!”

I’m a natural skeptic. I realize that there’s more to this than meets the eye. Implementation may be difficult on a wide scale. Until I see actual details on fuel production per acre dedicated to a) processing facilities and b) biomass generating land (i.e. farmland) I won’t buy the hype.

[aruanan]

I’m a natural skeptic. I realize that there’s more to this than meets the eye. Implementation may be difficult on a wide scale. Until I see actual details on fuel production per acre dedicated to a) processing facilities and b) biomass generating land (i.e. farmland) I won’t buy the hype.

What I would like to know is what the oil equivalent would be if all the biomass generated from all the arable land in the world were able to be converted to hydrocarbon fuel. What percentage of current oil, gas, coal, and natural gas production would it be?