http://chemicallygreen.com/inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/ Making Sense out of the Green Environment Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:39:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://chemicallygreen.com/inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-109071 Tom Simko Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:58:19 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/the-inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-109071 I thought Ethanol was produced from non-edible corn crop ??? There are no wars from using corn. You can yiel much more ethanol from "sweet Sohrgum", it is a grass that grows quickly, draught tolerable, and the by products may be used in construction and many other projects. If ethanol is not a good fuel, WHAT IS your alternative? I thought Ethanol was produced from non-edible corn crop ??? There are no wars from using corn. You can yiel much more ethanol from “sweet Sohrgum”, it is a grass that grows quickly, draught tolerable, and the by products may be used in construction and many other projects. If ethanol is not a good fuel, WHAT IS your alternative?

]]> http://chemicallygreen.com/inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-595 chemicallygreen.com Sun, 25 May 2008 19:20:49 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/the-inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-595 @Roy O.: This should answer your question even more clearly. An acre of U.S. corn yields about 7,110 pounds of corn for processing into 328 gallons of ethanol. But planting, growing and harvesting that much corn requires about 140 gallons of fossil fuels and costs $347 per acre. Even before corn is converted to ethanol, the feedstock costs $1.05 per gallon of ethanol. @Roy O.: This should answer your question even more clearly.
An acre of U.S. corn yields about 7,110 pounds of corn for processing into 328 gallons of ethanol. But planting, growing and harvesting that much corn requires about 140 gallons of fossil fuels and costs $347 per acre. Even before corn is converted to ethanol, the feedstock costs $1.05 per gallon of ethanol.

]]> http://chemicallygreen.com/inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-17 chemicallygreen.com Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:56:18 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/the-inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-17 @Roy O. @Roy O, the answer to your question. A gallon of corn ethanol costs $1.74 to produce while a gallon of gasoline costs $.98/gallon to produce. These figures are not base on current costs of crude oil and other factors. With todays current pricing a gallon of regular gas in our area is $3.51/gallon and the E85 ethanol/gas replacement is comparable at $4.00/gallon. The E85 cost is less at the pump, but when you factor in the 15-20% less fuel efficiency with ethanol, your cost will be approximately $4.00/gallon. Thanks for your question. Thanks for your visit @Roy O.
@Roy O, the answer to your question.
A gallon of corn ethanol costs $1.74 to produce while a gallon of gasoline costs $.98/gallon to produce. These figures are not base on current costs of crude oil and other factors. With todays current pricing a gallon of regular gas in our area is $3.51/gallon and the E85 ethanol/gas replacement is comparable at $4.00/gallon. The E85 cost is less at the pump, but when you factor in the 15-20% less fuel efficiency with ethanol, your cost will be approximately $4.00/gallon.
Thanks for your question.
Thanks for your visit

]]> http://chemicallygreen.com/inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-16 Roy O. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:32:42 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/the-inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-16 how many gallons of fossil fuel is required to produce one gallon of ethenol ? how many gallons of fossil fuel is required to produce one gallon of ethenol ?

]]> http://chemicallygreen.com/inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-10 chemicallygreen.com Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:29:22 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/the-inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-10 @Geo: thanks for the comments. I agree with you, ethanol is not the answer.Let's not spend billions of taxpayers dollars to support a program that will only continue to rise in costs and put our grain supplies in dire straits. @Geo: thanks for the comments. I agree with you, ethanol is not the answer.Let’s not spend billions of taxpayers dollars to support a program that will only continue to rise in costs and put our grain supplies in dire straits.

]]> http://chemicallygreen.com/inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-9 chemicallygreen.com Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:17:29 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/the-inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-9 @Deaves: thank you for your comments. With oil prices hitting $115.00/barrel, ethanol prices will continue to rise. Ethanol will have problems being profitable. Let ethanol stand on its own merit as an alternative fuel without the taxpayper paying for the subsidity. @Deaves: thank you for your comments. With oil prices hitting $115.00/barrel, ethanol prices will continue to rise. Ethanol will have problems being profitable. Let ethanol stand on its own merit as an alternative fuel without the taxpayper paying for the subsidity.

]]> http://chemicallygreen.com/inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-8 chemicallygreen.com Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:11:25 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/the-inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-8 @UncleBen:thanks for your comment. There are other alternatives besides ethanol and they need to be developed as fast as possible. @UncleBen:thanks for your comment. There are other alternatives besides ethanol and they need to be developed as fast as possible.

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]]> http://chemicallygreen.com/inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-4 Geo Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:15:25 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/the-inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-4 Ethanol is no cushion, it is a scapegoat, it is big business oil all over again. We don't need New technology to solve the energy crisis, it is already here! We have solar panels that work At Night. We have bacterium that create hydrogen, natural gas, and water out of polluted water, carbon dioxide and sunlight. We have Plasma Converters that break solid matter down to it's trace elements, creates burnable, clean gas called PCG, And is energy positive, using the breaking down of the molecular bonds to repower itself... The "technology of the future" is here, it just isn't business smart. Ethanol is no cushion, it is a scapegoat, it is big business oil all over again. We don’t need New technology to solve the energy crisis, it is already here! We have solar panels that work At Night. We have bacterium that create hydrogen, natural gas, and water out of polluted water, carbon dioxide and sunlight. We have Plasma Converters that break solid matter down to it’s trace elements, creates burnable, clean gas called PCG, And is energy positive, using the breaking down of the molecular bonds to repower itself… The “technology of the future” is here, it just isn’t business smart.

]]> http://chemicallygreen.com/inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-3 Deaves Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:05:05 +0000 http://chemicallygreen.com/the-inconvient-truth-about-ethanol/#comment-3 I think the benefits of corn ethanol outweigh their drawbacks. It is not intended to solve the worlds energy crisis, either right now, or any time in the future, it is simply designed to relieve the pressure on fossil fuel production and allow us time until we can develop other technologies that will solve our energy needs. Also corn ethanol research has led to cellulosic ethanol which uses the natural by products and organic wastes from corn production that would otherwise go to waste. These technologies are helping us and they are a step in the right direction, even if they don't appear to be the be all and end all of energy sources. I think the benefits of corn ethanol outweigh their drawbacks. It is not intended to solve the worlds energy crisis, either right now, or any time in the future, it is simply designed to relieve the pressure on fossil fuel production and allow us time until we can develop other technologies that will solve our energy needs. Also corn ethanol research has led to cellulosic ethanol which uses the natural by products and organic wastes from corn production that would otherwise go to waste. These technologies are helping us and they are a step in the right direction, even if they don’t appear to be the be all and end all of energy sources.

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