Marathon Ethanol Plan Favors Existing Plants Not New Builds Cattle

Posted by radom in What Is It on October 8, 2009 at 7:03 am

... years, Heminger noted the competing food/feed demand for the corn crop, the fuel's energy inefficiency relative to gasoline, and the logistical difficulties of transporting ethanolThe top arguments center around the inefficiency of ethanol as a fuel source for automobiles (even the proponents estimate a 10% to 15% drop in mpg from regular unleaded gasoline ...GM Furthers Commitment to Ethanol. Much has been made about the inefficiency of producing ethanol from grain, but what if we could instead produce it from garbage, plant waste or ...Not only is ethanol whipsawing the supply chain, it’s high-energy refining process and energy inefficiency as a fuel means its widespread use would almost certainly increase CO2 ...She then gives some details about the inefficiency and not-so-green nature of ethanol production. Essentially she summarizes why current biofuel policies are doing more harm than ...Corn ethanol was doomed from the start by its inefficiency, needing to be first converted to sugar and then ethanol. The next generation of ethanol is comprised of several different ...
 
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MTV and Chevy Team Up for E LoveFest TreeHugger

Posted by arabbachin in What Is It on October 8, 2009 at 7:03 am

While we tend to disagree that ethanol is a viable fuel for the future, it beats the gas-guzzling inefficiency that has become the carmaker's trademark.''Right now biodiesel is where ethanol was 15 years ago,'' Worthan said. ''There's no market access for it.'' He said he fears that what happened in 2009 with petroleum refiners purchasing failing ethanol plants for pennies on the dollar, ... ''That makes all of their claims of fuel inefficiency insignificant.'' Minnesota's mandate. Brenda Neville, president of the Iowa Motor Truck Association, told the transportation committee that a biodiesel mandate in Minnesota ...
 
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corn ethanol worse than oil california rules yes

Posted by tomatomellon in What Is It on October 8, 2009 at 7:03 am

which is true, especially considering the relative inefficiency of using corn-based ethanol as biofuel. this is how ethanol could potentially be even worse than oil when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions—not strictly from emissions ...Inefficiency should not be gaged on how many stalks it produces,it should be based on the ... If ethanol created absolutely no power at all to move your car, a 10% ethanol blend ...Ethanol now produced from the sugar industry comes from C molasses, a waste ... the use of petroleum substitutes over the past 20 years, the energy inefficiency ...While the world scrambles to prepare for alternatives to petroleum, concerns with corn-based ethanol--including its effect on rising food prices and its relative inefficiency--have ...
 
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Time To End Ethanol Experiment

Posted by matthewlaw in What Is It on October 8, 2009 at 7:03 am

Evidence of the negative impact and inefficiency of biofuels, especially corn ethanol, requires an immediate end to their subsidization and potential mandated usage. The most immediate impact has been felt in escalating food prices. ...today is the 30th birthday of government driven ethanol mandates - so happy birthday inefficiency and command-and-control energy policies! i for one will be celebrating this at a press conference at the national press club as part of a ...HOUSTON, TX-- - Recent one-dimensional news reports have bashed US ethanol production as the source of high food prices and inefficiency. As is often the case, the headline fails to educate -- it only intends ...
 
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IndyScribe Update E in Indiana and the quotEthanol Mythquot

Posted by skrishnan in What Is It on October 8, 2009 at 7:03 am

IndyScribe Update E in Indiana and the quotEthanol Mythquot

E85's relative fuel inefficiency is discouraging. In order for consumers to break even, the cost of E85 needs to stay below 27% that of gas. Prices of E85 have been below this level in Indiana before, but tend to fluctuate, ...This information regarding the inefficiency and greenhouse effect of corn ethanol in particular has been out there for some time, but the corn lobby in Illinois apparently speaks louder than inconvenient scientific data to Obama too. ...the inefficiencies of ethanol are very real, as are the water needs for the product. while there is a certain inefficiency to oil & gas production, if we're going to be burning a bio-fuel i'd much rather it be natural gas. ...But more than the energy inefficiency, a massive corn-fed ethanol programme protected by hefty subsidies means huge increases in the price of corn and other grains, as well as of fertilizers. And as the ethanol output grows to meet Mr. ...
 
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