[Terrapreta] [Gasification] new studies on GHG footprint of biofuels darkens the picture

[Michael Bailes]

Ethanol is only going to give you about 2/3 the energy of petrol.
Here 10% ethanol/petrol mixes are becoming common.(ethanol from sugar cane)
The ethanol avoids excise but still the price difference is a bare 3c a
lite. A net loss in mileage I would think.
MA

On 08/02/2008, Richard Haard <richrd at nas.com> wrote:
>
> Also not a big money maker
>
> Yesterday Robert Rapier posted this essay<http://www.theoildrum.com/node/3591#more> on
> the economics of corn/ethanol on oil drum. It seems with current feedstock
> prices and a production ratio of 2.7 lbs of corn per gallon of ethanol
> producers are only making 15 cents per gallon over cost. Even if eff
>
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