WHEREAS it takes as much energy to produce ethanol from grains as it creates,
AND WHEREAS there are serious social and economic problems that are created when food is used for fuel.
AND WHEREAS there are emerging technologies that use cellulite and waste to create ethanol
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the GPS will not support any ethanol production project that uses feed or
food grains as its primary input for ethanol production.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the GPS will support the creation of ethanol using non-food or waste sources, such as cellulose, so long as the source provides a reasonable energy return on investment.
Should cellulite not be
Should cellulite not be cellulose?
The emerging winner in
The emerging winner in bio-fuels seems to be solid pellets. Switchgrass is nice as an energy crop, but there is probably more potential in agricultural waste. Ashes should be returned to the fields.
We are accustomed to uniform, refined liquid fuels, but have no standard feedstock for gasifiers and other machinery that might be planned around it. In WWII, you could buy hardwood blocks at filling stations in Europe that were uniform in size and moisture content. There were government inspectors for the moisture, until an easy test was found for consumers.