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And burning the ethanol in say power plants would not be hard even back then and better than burning fossil fuels, right?

• r00fus 10y ago
  EROEI would have something to say about that - where's the power used in harvesting and refining the sugar vs. refining crude oil? BioFuels, unless you're talking about biodiesel which was generally using waste byproduct, are a losing proposition. Solar, Nuclear, Wind all provide a much higher total output than biofuels. [1] http://www.roperld.com/science/minerals/EROEIFossilFuels.htm http://www.roperld.com/science/minerals/EROEIFossilFuels.htm
  • yuhong 10y ago
    The point is whether it would be better than eating the sugar, hence why I posted the nytimes link.
    • r00fus 10y ago
      The point is not to invest in sugar or corn creation in the first place simply to have it turn into fuel or sweeteners.