Ethanol

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Science

 

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Ester Q

 

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August 24, 2013

 

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University

 

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These measurements have been confirmed by additional studies conducted by the University of Nebraska and Argonne National Laboratory. According to the National Corn Growers Association, nine independent studies conducted since 1995 found ethanol to have a positive energy balance. In 2001, the USDA and Argonne Labs found that "only 17% of the energy used to produce ethanol comes from liquid fuels, such as gasoline and diesel fuel...
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In 2001, the USDA and Argonne Labs found that "only 17% of the energy used to produce ethanol comes from liquid fuels, such as gasoline and diesel fuel. For every 1 BTU of liquid fuel used to produce ethanol, there is a 6.34 BTU gain." Other studies have been even more positive. A publication by BBI International, Fuel Ethanol: A Technical Evolution, estimated energy measures using record corn crop yields from 2000 to 2002 to result in a net energy balance for a dry mill ethanol plant to be as high as 1...
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