America's First Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

hankmt writes "The state of Georgia just granted Range Fuels a permit to create the first cellulosic ethanol plant in America. Cellulosic ethanol produces ethanol from cellulose, which all plants have, instead of from sugar, which is only abundant in food crops. Corn ethanol only produces 1.3 units of energy for every unit of energy that goes into growing the crop and converting the sugar to ethanol. Cellulosic ethanol can produce as much as 16 units of energy for every one unit of energy put into the process. The new plant will be online in 2008 and aims to produce 100 million gallons of ethanol a year."

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Re:Where do these numbers keep coming from?

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I wonder why you do that.

A sensible reply to my first comment would have been, "didn't you mean ethanol?" Instead you chose to be an ass and read a whole lot more into my remark than was there. Next time bother to read the whole thread and pick up on the gist of what people are talking rather than jumping on a single error.

I wonder why you do that? In any event, don't bother replying, I'm not interested in a flamefest. Goodbye.