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> But some of these have a lot of calories in the form of oil, which means two paths are required to convert it to fuel. But isn't a calorie a unit of heat? T
by mycall 4y ago
> But some of these have a lot of calories in the form of oil, which means two paths are required to convert it to fuel.
But isn't a calorie a unit of heat? That seems like fuel to me.
- programmer_dude 4y agoCalorie is a unit of energy. Heat is just one form of energy.
- hinkley 4y agoI used calories because it’s comparatively easy to find lists of staple crops ranked by calories per hectare, and it gets discussed among homesteaders, smallholders and permaculture people at regular intervals. Conversion efficiency is going to give you proportional results. If you’re trying to determine how many miles your car or jet can go it’s not accurate enough. But if you’re comparing crops to each other it should be fine.
- hinkley 4y agoDoesn’t change the fact that you are either double processing or separating and processing. That lowers the efficiency and means you have two production lines you’re managing, with separate processes on each one. More kinds of inventory, more experts on staff.