On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Wade Shen wrote:

> I think the problem with bio-diesel has been one of production capacity,
> although I'm not sure about this.  The questions to ask are:
>
> 1) How many arable acres of land would be required to supply the
> required canola/corn?  Assume that recycling fry oil isn't enough.

Another question is, "Does the amount of fuel you'd produce exceed the
amount you'd burn to cultivate the crop?"  This is a major problem with
ethanol -- by the time you figure it all out, you discover you've burned
more fuel cultivating the corn, trucking it around, and converting it to
ethanol than you end up with at the end of the process!

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