silence7@slrpnk.net to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-219 hours agoIt would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by 1 ha of solar panelswww.anthropocenemagazine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1232arrow-down11
arrow-up1231arrow-down1external-linkIt would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by 1 ha of solar panelswww.anthropocenemagazine.orgsilence7@slrpnk.net to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-219 hours agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 hours agoTo be fair, cornfields consume resources other than solar energy. Like CO2. However the benefits of consuming CO2 goes away if you’re just gonna burn the corn, which releases CO2 again.
To be fair, cornfields consume resources other than solar energy. Like CO2. However the benefits of consuming CO2 goes away if you’re just gonna burn the corn, which releases CO2 again.