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To: Titus-Maximus

A gallon of diesel has over 50 kwh of energy, full sunlight has about 1kw/square meter at noon. Factoring in efficiency of biologic systems, hours of daylight per day and conversion losses, that is going to be one big demo plant.


5 posted on 11/13/2011 6:20:44 PM PST by dangerdoc (see post #6)
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To: dangerdoc
....that will convert sunlight, CO2 waste into up to 75 million gallons of biodiesel, 125 million gallons of ethanol per year

I'm no chemist but aren't they missing a few necessary ingredients?

8 posted on 11/13/2011 6:26:27 PM PST by SC Swamp Fox (Aim small, miss small.)
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