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Re: lv-ab: Ethanol

From: Ken James (no email)
Date: Sun Apr 08 2007 - 02:30:25 EDT

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     wrote:
    > Let's see now.
    > 10 BILLION bucks per year. That's what we are
    > currently giving to the oil companies to foster
    > "alternative energy research".
    > Even assuming 700 bucks per 125 watt Kyocera
    > solar panel that would pay for 14,285,714 and a
    > fraction panels. Even if we assume only getting
    > HALF the rated power for 4 hour a day, that is
    > 130,357 MEGA watt hours every year.
    > I think...
    > And that number will be added to the total EVERY
    > YEAR!
    >
    >
    > So. How much carbon dioxide production would THAT
    > eliminate?
    >
    Not as much as you might think Making semiconductors which solar panels
    are is hard on the environment and uses a lot of oil for processes. -Ken

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