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  Rutgers Study

  There is a new study out of Rutgers University (its posted at : http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=969496 ...)  Eaves and Eaves show that if you produced ethanol without fossil fuel inputs, you could only displace 3% of u.s. gasoline consumption- even using 100% of all U.S. corn!  It also shows that ethanol, because of weather induced corn yield fluctuations, is inherently more risky than relying on oil (I don't think the study was promoting gasoline. Rather just using gasoline as a benchmark to demonstrate ethanol had poor energy security characteristics). Anyway, its an interesting study that I'm sharing with whoever I can.On U.S. works with Brazil to spread sugar cane ethanol posted 2 years, 8 months ago 18 Responses

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  Interesting Rutgers Study

   I came across a 2007 Rutgers study(Eaves and Eaves 2007 at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=969496 ...).

  It shows that if you produce ethanol sustainable -without Fossil fuel inputs- you could only displace 3% of u.s. gasoline consumption if you use 100% of all U.S. corn.  It also shows that ethanol, because of weather induced corn yield fluctuations, is inherently more risky than relying on oil (I don't think the study was promoting gasoline. Rather just using gasoline as a benchmark to demonstrate ethanol had poor energy security characteristics). Anyway, its an interesting study.On Oh, great posted 2 years, 8 months ago 8 Responses