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1w ago

It would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by 1 ha of solar panels

www.anthropocenemagazine.org

New study compares growing corn for energy to solar production. It’s no contest.

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But you can't pour solar panels into a fuel tank. What liquid biofuels are good for is stuff you can't electrify, like aviation and shipping.
- Sure, but the context is that the US dedicates almost half its corn crop to ethanol that's blended with gasoline. Vehicle electrification + solar panels will free up a huge amount of agricultural land.
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Savannah
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_Reactor_Experiment
  Got you covered
- There's multiple companies working on electric passenger planes, and smaller cargo ships.

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