[mdlug] Automotive technical info wanted (only slightly off topic)

[Evan Carew]

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Actually, *Livermore* National *Laboratory did a study on this issue
in an attempt to put to rest the issue of the energy budget of
ethanol. Their findings, while mixed, did point out that with today's
technologies already in production, ethanol from corn can produce a
net positive balance of energy. This positive balance is only achieved
when the spent mash is fed back to cows as feed, or is used in a
co-generation plant to heat the wort. In Arron's defense, the study
did mention that of all the ethanol feed stocks under consideration,
corn produced the smallest net positive balance.*

Robert Adkins wrote:

> Aaron Kulkis wrote:
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>> Drew wrote:
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>>> * And what would it take to make this engine E85 (or better
>>> yet, M85/coalgas/woodgas) capable?
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>> Drew, you do realize that Ethanol production consumes more BTUs
>> of energy than it produces... :-/
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>
> Aaron, you do realize that if a good portion of the energy that
> goes into the production of Ethanol comes from Nuclear, it is still
> far more carbon neutral than standard gasoline... :-/
>
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