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A field covered with solar panels produces orders of magnitude more energy than same field covered with any kind of plants. Saw dust and wood chips are not foo
by Florin_Andrei 13y ago
A field covered with solar panels produces orders of magnitude more energy than same field covered with any kind of plants.
Saw dust and wood chips are not food (unless you're a mushroom).
- ericcumbee 13y agoI am well aware of that...why make ethanol from corn, or sugar , when you can use switch grass, which is cheaper, requires less energy to grow, is more resistant to adverse weather than your other cash crops. Or when you can take a byproduct of an existing industry such as from saw mills or cotton gins. Sugar Cane and Corn is very expensive compared to these options.