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Ok, yeah, if your reference for biofuel is corn, where you can only use a tiny fraction of the plant, no kidding it'll look bad.

• andsoitis 1y ago
  Which plant do you estimate is a much better pick?
  • andrewflnr 1y ago
    Either a perennial with oily fruit (someone mentioned palm oil down below), or something where you can relatively easily use the entire plant. The idea I keep coming back to is algae bred or engineered for oil content, but I'm not actually sure how feasible that is.
    • KnuthIsGod 1y ago
      https://hakaimagazine.com/news/biofuel-made-from-algae-isnt-the-holy-grail-we-expected/ https://hakaimagazine.com/news/biofuel-made-from-algae-isnt-...
      • andrewflnr 1y ago
        > Mayali says that growing phytoplankton outdoors with natural light and finding a less energy-intensive method of powering production would help microalgae-based diesel compete. I'm sorry, were they measuring the carbon footprint of growing algae by what it takes to grow it inside with artificial light?