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Originally Posted by roosterk0031
Ethanol would be a much better choice to replace diesel in Agriculture.
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*Ethanol is rated at 12,780 Btu/pound
*Diesel is rated at 19,240 Btu/pound
*You'd need 1.5X as much ethanol to do the work of the diesel you're replacing.
*Ethanol requires more Btu's to produce than it contains
*If you remove the Federal corn subsidy,ethanol couldn't compete in an open market.
*Ethanol is a bio-fuel,so it is basically net zero carbon,and that's attractive,but producing it,creates more emissions overall than it saves
