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It is only an academic exercise to debate which of the three securities is most important for India: food, energy and water. All of them are equally important. Relatively new and expanding sector of alternate energy sources is forcing us to look at these sectors in an integrated and holistic manner.10:34 AM on April 17
myrtvedt Wednesday, April 18, 2007
There are indications that EROEI for crude oil these days is at 20(gained) : 1 (used in production) - IF true - then this quote from a good article - messes up the article ...
quote :
However, when
we produce ethanol from trees, grasses and other biomass, ethanol produced from such 'cellulosic'
sources, it is 16. Despite such high-energy balance, producing ethanol from cellulosic material is
much more difficult and expensive.
... Im getting the sensation that cellulosic ethanol is at 16:1 .... which I doubt highly ...
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