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Don't we already kinda do this with Ethanol, and aside from how growing so much corn is also bad for the environment, how it's a less efficient fuel, and other
by seanp2k2 10y ago
Don't we already kinda do this with Ethanol, and aside from how growing so much corn is also bad for the environment, how it's a less efficient fuel, and other concerns (indirect land use change etc), it already works to des crease our dependence on the stuff in the ground?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_the_United_States# https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_the_United_S...
- cpprototypes 10y agoEthanol is terrible, especially corn produced ethanol. The type of process I'm referring to is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-diesel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-diesel The inputs to this are just energy + water + CO2 = oil. No corn or other plants required. Currently this type of technology is far from cost competitive. But that could potentially change if more was invested into this area.