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Current Data Shows Ethanol More Energy Efficient

Posted on September 24, 2008

A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln using updated data finds that ethanol production is more energy efficient than previously estimated.The research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Kenneth Cassman with the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, and has been submitted to the Journal of Industrial Ecology, one of the top peer-reviewed journals for research on lifecycle analysis. Recent research conducted at the University of Nebraska clearly shows that estimates for the energy balance of corn-based ethanol are much more favorable in fact two to three times...

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