No, other way around - solar panels are glorified versions of plants.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 9:15 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Green Algae Producing Hydrogen : The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics > Yes, it is true that converting a starch such as corn grain does > yield a positive energy balance, but what you aren't taking into > account is how much energy the corn plant uses just to produce a > bushel of corn (the amount is astronomical) > The result of the corn's growth requires more energy than you'll > get out of a couple gallons of ethanol, but since most, if not all of > that energy used is actually sunlight, I guess you could call corn > plants glorified solar panels, eh? > > JEFF > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Harmon Seaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the idea that biofuels cost more to produce than you > get has been > > pretty thoroughly debunked. Check the biofuels archives, check this > > http://journeytoforever.org/ethanol_energy.html for an article on > ethanol > > specifically. > > BTW, Mike, could you please take the time to format your posts > when you > > quote others and put their words in the regular quote format? It's > really > > confusing trying to figure out who is saying what when you don't do > that. > > That's something that your mail reader should do for you > automatically if you > > have it set up right. > > > <snippage follows> > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> FREE COLLEGE MONEY CLICK HERE to search 600,000 scholarships! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Pv4pGD/4m7CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
