Comments on: China Set To Grow Forest The Size Of England For Ethanol And Biodiesel http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/02/10/china-set-to-grow-forest-the-size-of-england-for-ethanol-and-biodiesel/ The voice of The Sietch community Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:01:32 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bored? Let’s fix it! » In China I am Famous http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/02/10/china-set-to-grow-forest-the-size-of-england-for-ethanol-and-biodiesel/comment-page-1/#comment-38757 Bored? Let’s fix it! » In China I am Famous Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:56:56 +0000 http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/02/10/china-set-to-grow-forest-the-size-of-england-for-ethanol-and-biodiesel/#comment-38757 [...] thermal panel project? Our hard hitting coverage of President Bush? Perhaps it was our various mentions of Chinese renewable energy projects? In a way it makes me proud that China sees The Sietch as [...] [...] thermal panel project? Our hard hitting coverage of President Bush? Perhaps it was our various mentions of Chinese renewable energy projects? In a way it makes me proud that China sees The Sietch as [...]

]]> By: The Sietch Blog » In China I am Famous http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/02/10/china-set-to-grow-forest-the-size-of-england-for-ethanol-and-biodiesel/comment-page-1/#comment-38750 The Sietch Blog » In China I am Famous Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:38:01 +0000 http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/02/10/china-set-to-grow-forest-the-size-of-england-for-ethanol-and-biodiesel/#comment-38750 [...] thermal panel project? Our hard hitting coverage of President Bush? Perhaps it was our various mentions of Chinese renewable energy projects? In a way it makes me proud that China sees The Sietch as [...] [...] thermal panel project? Our hard hitting coverage of President Bush? Perhaps it was our various mentions of Chinese renewable energy projects? In a way it makes me proud that China sees The Sietch as [...]

]]> By: China Set To Grow Forest The Size Of England For Ethanol And Biodiesel - AboutMyPlanet Community http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/02/10/china-set-to-grow-forest-the-size-of-england-for-ethanol-and-biodiesel/comment-page-1/#comment-31199 China Set To Grow Forest The Size Of England For Ethanol And Biodiesel - AboutMyPlanet Community Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:40:55 +0000 http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/02/10/china-set-to-grow-forest-the-size-of-england-for-ethanol-and-biodiesel/#comment-31199 [...] by god they are going to build some F’ing turbines. Well it seems they want to make some Ethanol. The Sietch Blog » China Set To Grow Forest The Size Of England For Ethanol And Biodiesel This is great… sometimes I think that the poorer countries like China look at the future in a [...]

]]> By: Rt http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/02/10/china-set-to-grow-forest-the-size-of-england-for-ethanol-and-biodiesel/comment-page-1/#comment-31145 Rt Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:44:00 +0000 http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/02/10/china-set-to-grow-forest-the-size-of-england-for-ethanol-and-biodiesel/#comment-31145 Ah, the inscrutable Chinese. It has always been difficult to understand their intentions. I fell that is because they, at the governmental level, make decisions based on many, many factors. In this case I don't think the CO2 (aka global warming) factor plays a big part (as you say, they are much too energy hungry to afford that luxury) but it could be icing on the cake - it looks good to the rest of the world and it never hurts to have some political capital. It could be that they have done the math and found this source of RE to be cost competative. However, it is very early in RE development and I don't know that anyone cansay with any certainty what the ROI is - but they must have come up with some number. At a minimum it should help moderate oil prices. Given the scale of the project it could be they see a place to put rural people to work. China needs more jobs and this is would be a very large operation (if it reaches maturity). Or it could be a boondoggle. China is no more free from corruption than we are. Of course it is likely a combination of all those and more I did not consider. A tidy package - just the way Chinese thinking likes it. Ah, the inscrutable Chinese. It has always been difficult to understand their intentions. I fell that is because they, at the governmental level, make decisions based on many, many factors.

In this case I don’t think the CO2 (aka global warming) factor plays a big part (as you say, they are much too energy hungry to afford that luxury) but it could be icing on the cake – it looks good to the rest of the world and it never hurts to have some political capital.

It could be that they have done the math and found this source of RE to be cost competative. However, it is very early in RE development and I don’t know that anyone cansay with any certainty what the ROI is – but they must have come up with some number. At a minimum it should help moderate oil prices.

Given the scale of the project it could be they see a place to put rural people to work. China needs more jobs and this is would be a very large operation (if it reaches maturity).

Or it could be a boondoggle. China is no more free from corruption than we are.

Of course it is likely a combination of all those and more I did not consider. A tidy package – just the way Chinese thinking likes it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/02/10/china-set-to-grow-forest-the-size-of-england-for-ethanol-and-biodiesel/comment-page-1/#comment-31005 Anonymous Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:28:23 +0000 http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/02/10/china-set-to-grow-forest-the-size-of-england-for-ethanol-and-biodiesel/#comment-31005 <strong>China Set To Grow Forest The Size Of England For Ethanol And Biodiesel...</strong> China, the worlds third-largest ethanol maker, will use 32.9 million acres (13.3 million hectares) of forestland, equivalent to the size of England, to grow trees that can be harvested to make bio-fuels. It amazes me sometimes what China will do wh... China Set To Grow Forest The Size Of England For Ethanol And Biodiesel…

China, the worlds third-largest ethanol maker, will use 32.9 million acres (13.3 million hectares) of forestland, equivalent to the size of England, to grow trees that can be harvested to make bio-fuels.

It amazes me sometimes what China will do wh…

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