David M. Brockes wrote: > I keep getting people asking about the Energy required to produce > Bio-Diesel, (or biofuel, Ethanol or Bio-Diesel); mainly thinking that it > takes more energy to produce them than what you get in return or what it > takes to make it. > I know that with Ethanol the numbers indicate about 1.7-1 (or close to > 2-1), but not sure what they are for Bio-Diesel. Can anyone help provide > details or specific links to facts that will help set us all straight?? > Thank you....Dave B.
3.2 units out for every unit in. http://www.nrel.gov/docs/legosti/fy98/24089.pdf (page 7) Google is your friend. Took me a whole 20 seconds to find that. jh _______________________________________________ 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/
