Posted by RodInNS on August 22, 2013 at 19:35:21 from (216.118.158.123):
In Reply to: Re: ethanol question posted by Paul on August 22, 2013 at 06:52:34:
The problem I see with ethanol is that the need for fuel will far outstrip the demand for DDG's and when it does, the equation becomes very negative, very quickly.
I look at it in a very simplistic manner overall... in that you can't take a production system that's based on petroleum and expect more out of the system than you put into it... I know you capture energy from the sun... but the losses in the energy equation are also large.
I'm not entirely against ethanol because of the economic benefits that have come with it. Ag has generally been a lot more profitable the last few years for those who were positioned to capitalise on that... I just have an issue with ethanol being touted as some new great energy savior..
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