[Homestead] An International Analysis of the Credit Debacle
Don Bowen KI6DIU
don.bowen at earthlink.net
Tue Oct 9 00:10:15 EDT 2007
At 10/8/2007, you wrote:
>I'm not against the use of coal, and I'm probably biased being right beside
>the SW Va coal fields, but burning coal to process motor fuel so we can
>pretend
>that we aren't polluting and releasing fossil carbon is atrocious.
From
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article-print.jsp?article_id=2068
"Of the 34 plants under construction when the survey was conducted, 17
responded. Of those, a majority11plan on using natural gas. Four plants
say coal will be the primary energy source. One plant plans on using the
dual-fuel system of natural gas and coal. Finally, one plant says it will
use a biogas created through cattle manure feedstock from a nearby feedlot
to power its facility."
"The fact remains, when considering all of the logistical issues ethanol
projects face, natural gas continuesand likely will continueto be the
cheapest energy source per Btu for ethanol plants. The overall instability
of the natural gas market is the likely root of considering other sources.
After all, coal is extremely abundant in the western United States. "
Don Bowen Awl Knotted Up KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com
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