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A more credible source (The International Journal of Life Cycle Analysis) puts the figure at about 3.9MJ per litre, which equates to 4.1KWh per US gallon. That
by jdietrich 8y ago
A more credible source (The International Journal of Life Cycle Analysis) puts the figure at about 3.9MJ per litre, which equates to 4.1KWh per US gallon.
That figure includes fodder production, processing, Tetra-Pak type cardboard packaging and transport to retail. It's based on the Norwegian dairy industry, but the US dairy industry should be in the same ballpark - the transport inputs are probably greater, but the inputs in production are probably lower due to lower welfare and biosafety standards.
https://sci-hub.tw/10.1007/BF02978855 https://sci-hub.tw/10.1007/BF02978855