Will Ethanol Solve All Of Our Problems?

Ethanol is certainly a valuable tool in our efforts to address the economic and environmental problems associated with fossil fuels. But even the most optimistic projections suggest it can only replace a fraction of the 140 billion gallons of gasoline that Americans consume every year. But if we're serious about achieving energy independence and mitigating global warming, Tilman and other experts said, one of those solutions must be energy conservation.
1. Current fermentation processes (with yeasts) are only about 10-15% efficient
2. The claims of yield of cellulosic conversions whether from fermentation or by the so-called thermo-chemical.
3. The Tennessee study cited seems very optimistic, But we know the farmer states will have the votes via the Senate. Read

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