Ethanol
This is a balanced (read that well written) bit about the benefits/detriments of ethanol.
There is a term called “executive summary” (they always want to feel special :). This one would be along the lines of “Ethanol ok, evolution of processing should make it better”.
If I knew what “residual use” was I would appreciate it.
Arguments say there isn’t enough corn in the nation to meet both food and ethanol demands. The Ohio Corn Growers Association states, “There is plenty of corn for all uses…corn demand for human food use, including high fructose corn syrup, comprised just 9.2 percent of total corn supply in the 2005/06 marketing year.” Ethanol utilized 12.2 percent and feed and residual use comprised 45.3 percent.
Because ethanol holds less energy than gasoline, there will be a reduction is miles per gallon. At www.gm.com, they report “Vehicles running on E85 ethanol may have a cruising range that is about 25 percent shorter than the same vehicle operating on gas.”
…But excessive fat in the diet of forage-fed animals can reduce forage digestibility resulting in lower net energy consumption and lost body condition…if rations are properly balanced, distiller’s grains can contribute to high-performance, low-cost production for beef producers.”
Not a lot new but still informative and concise (I LOVE concise!).
- Posted in : Environment, Pictures, Positive Change, Renewable Energy, Science
- Author :Rt
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