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TradIsGood
Chalkless climber
the Gunks end of the country
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 17, 2008 - 12:03pm PT
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By 2013, do you think there will be biofuel generation capable of replacing 2.5% of our current gasoline consumption? (10 million gallons per day).
Do you think we could produce 10 million gallons in all of 2013?
(2.5% divided by 365 or 0.007% of our gasoline consumption)
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AllezAllez510
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Dec 17, 2008 - 01:29pm PT
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Are you asking is it possible or economically viable?
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TradIsGood
Chalkless climber
the Gunks end of the country
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2008 - 01:43pm PT
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Hmm. Well my first question was simply factual. But I can see that the second brings the viability into the picture. And the title is about possibility. Sorry to pose it so ambiguously.
I suppose viability is just a matter of price assuming that it is possible. So if we assume that the price of alternatives goes high enough...
But really the question should be "Will we?" - That brings the range of prices between now and then properly into play.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Dec 17, 2008 - 03:14pm PT
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Anybody hear of kudzinol?
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Kenz
Social climber
Vallejo, CA
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Just heard on my computer a report from the "inventor" of Kudzinol. It is made from fermenting KUDZU, the scourge plant of the South US. Said to be "eating the South." Started a car using it and said all he has made/making is SOLD.
The cost and time of replacing the food crops used to make ethanol is a sad action for the poor. The figures show many years to replace. Kudzu is something we want to get rid of. It can easily grow 12 inches per day!
KZ
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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So how much methane can algae produce? Say there was a setup that takes up a city lot, how much would you get? I saw a demonstration at BurningMan 07, was going to get more details then some guy burns the man early (Wed morning?). No more exhibits.
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