Friday, October 21, 2005

Energy Balance/Life Cycle Inventory for Ethanol, Biodiesel, and Petroleum Fuels

Energy Balance/Life Cycle Inventory for Ethanol:
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
"In summary, the finished liquid fuel energy yield for fossil fuel dedicated to the production of ethanol is 1.34 but only 0.74 for gasoline. In other words the energy yield of ethanol is (1.34/0.74) or 81 percent greater than the comparable yield for gasoline. "

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