“It is worse than foolish to contort the economics of fuels so that fuels made from food is less expensive than fuel made from something we cannot eat. Sadly, in the US, the people who scold us with their heightened expressions of concern for the “poor” are in with the same crowd that prefers we allow the price of some food grains double because of their energy policies.”
Methanol production doesn’t require delving into food supplies. It can be made from methane(the current method), CO2(hello global warming greenies) or ANY KIND OF PLANT MATTER, like wood waste products. Wheat chaff. Grass. Weeds. You name any plant matter that we dont eat and it can be used to make methanol unlike ethanol.
“You name any plant matter that we dont eat and it can be used to make methanol unlike ethanol.”
It still has to be grown and harvested on farms that could be producing food.
It seems the advantages of methanol comes from the fact that you could get it from other sources, such as natural gas or via CO2 extracted from the air.