← Back to context Comment by IsTom 7 months ago With some investment you can make solar panels locally, you can't produce new oil deposits. 4 comments IsTom Reply fragmede 7 months ago Isn't that what biofuels are?Sun -> plants (corn) -> liquid that goes in (modified) cars IsTom 7 months ago EROI for them is really bad. pfdietz 7 months ago And power/area for biofuels is abysmal. Using PV for BEVs instead of ethanol in ICE vehicles would reduce land requirements by a factor of ~100. triceratops 7 months ago Sun (+ fertilizers made using petroleum)
fragmede 7 months ago Isn't that what biofuels are?Sun -> plants (corn) -> liquid that goes in (modified) cars IsTom 7 months ago EROI for them is really bad. pfdietz 7 months ago And power/area for biofuels is abysmal. Using PV for BEVs instead of ethanol in ICE vehicles would reduce land requirements by a factor of ~100. triceratops 7 months ago Sun (+ fertilizers made using petroleum)
IsTom 7 months ago EROI for them is really bad. pfdietz 7 months ago And power/area for biofuels is abysmal. Using PV for BEVs instead of ethanol in ICE vehicles would reduce land requirements by a factor of ~100.
pfdietz 7 months ago And power/area for biofuels is abysmal. Using PV for BEVs instead of ethanol in ICE vehicles would reduce land requirements by a factor of ~100.
Isn't that what biofuels are?
Sun -> plants (corn) -> liquid that goes in (modified) cars
EROI for them is really bad.
And power/area for biofuels is abysmal. Using PV for BEVs instead of ethanol in ICE vehicles would reduce land requirements by a factor of ~100.
Sun (+ fertilizers made using petroleum)