RE: [Biofuel] Sugar Beat Yield for Ethanol Production
You only get an estimated sugar recovery of 10,000 pounds per acre from sugar beet in a good year. I cannot see that making 1200 gallons of alcohol. Chris Wessex Ferret Club (http://www.wessexferretclub.co.uk) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.6 - Release Date: 08/06/2005 ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
RE: [Biofuel] Sugar Beat Yield for Ethanol Production
Perhaps not quite, but the originally reference http://www.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/makingethanol.htm says that it takes 1 pound of sugar to make ½ pound of ethanol, so your 10,000 pounds of sugar from an acre makes 5000 pounds ethanol. Not sure of exact weight of ethanol, but I can believe a 6.7 pounds/gallon number I found, gives you 750 gallons of ethanol, not too bad. Of course you might want to burn some of that to cook the mash and fire the still. So this is interesting, but I am personally more excited by enzyme processes that use wood waste, farm waste, grass, other cellulose. Here in Massachusetts there is not large scale farming to produce corn or beets to make into ethanol, nor soy or canola to make into biodiesel, so there are maybe 1-2 places in the state to fill up with commercial biodiesel, and NO places I know of to fill up with E85. Opportunity! Jack From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Lloyd Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 2:37 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: RE: [Biofuel] Sugar Beat Yield for Ethanol Production You only get an estimated sugar recovery of 10,000 pounds per acre from sugar beet in a good year. I cannot see that making 1200 gallons of alcohol. Chris Wessex Ferret Club (http://www.wessexferretclub.co.uk) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.6 - Release Date: 08/06/2005 ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Sugar Beat Yield for Ethanol Production
How old isyour information regarding Sugar Beet yields? I think it could be substantially higher but still fooling around with it. Yield will have to be much higher to make it profitable for the producer.Any information related to Sugar Beets that anyone might have or have knowledge of would be very much appreciated, points of contact, studiesand etc. Thank you all. golferdad - Original Message - From: Michael Redler To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 12:27 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Sugar Beat Yield for Ethanol Production "The average auto uses 800 gallons of fuel per year and a single acre of sugar beats for example would yield about 1200 gallons of alcohol." http://www.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/makingethanol.htm Can anyone substantiate this? I have a couple of other questions too. If this is a good crop for ethanol, do I have to take care of what's taken out of the soil? Will I need to rotate if I do this every year? In general, am I missing anything? If this is true, I think I know what my summer project is going to be. :-) Mike ___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages):http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Sugar Beat Yield for Ethanol Production
Hi Mike The average auto uses 800 gallons of fuel per year and a single acre of sugar beats for example would yield about 1200 gallons of alcohol. http://www.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/makingethanol.htmhttp://www .green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/makingethanol.htm Can anyone substantiate this? I have a couple of other questions too. If this is a good crop for ethanol, do I have to take care of what's taken out of the soil? As with all crops. Not a problem. Will I need to rotate if I do this every year? In general, am I missing anything? Avoid monocrops. Don't be too tempted by yield data, yield might not be the most important factor. Have another look at this: http://sustainablelists.org/pipermail/biofuel_sustainablelists.org/200 5-June/000429.html [Biofuel] Dream Farms IMHO. Sugarcane, jerusalem artichokes, sweet sorghum... or an acre of fruit and nut trees a la Russell Smith and a few pigs: http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library.html#treecrops How about this? 100 tons per acre and 14% sugar content: http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg19404.html Re: [biofuel] Burbank Cactus Catalog (The whole thread's linked at the end of the message.) Best wishes Keith If this is true, I think I know what my summer project is going to be. :-) Mike ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
