Mike2
2009-09-24 05:31:20
There is no way that ethanol from sugar, corn, or biomass is going to make a significant reduction in the U.S. demand for crude oil. Do the numbers:
As one who has been involved in the ethanol industry, quite a few years ago, I can say that the above is a true statement. Ethanol production is still a net calorie looser. In other words, it takes more calories to make a gallon of ethanol that can be extracted from the gallon of ethanol. On top of that, ethanol has less calories per gallon available than either gasoline of diesel so adding ethanol to gasoline reduces miles per gallon.
Nuclear, wind and solar are the way to go along with better battery technology.
