Biofuel Woes

[David B. Benson]

The Uncomfortable Truth About Biofuels
Robert Rapier
2019 Nov 06
Oilprice.com
oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Biofuels/The-Uncomfortable-Truth-About-Biofuel.html

Palm seed oil production is destroying the rain forests of Southeast Asia.

[David B. Benson]

Turning California's Biggest Liability Into A Biofuel Boom
Haley Zaremba
2020 Jun 30
Oilprice.com
oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Biofuels/Turning-Californias-Biggest-Liability-Into-A-Biofuel-Boom.html

Dead and deseased trees. Contentious plan.

[David B. Benson]

Is Burning Trees CO2 Neutral?
Willem Post
2016 Nov 30
EnergyCentral
energycentral.com/c/ec/burning-wood-co2-neutral

Much worse than coal.

h/t to engineerpoet

[David B. Benson]

Energy sorghum may combine best of annual, perennial bioenergy crops
Julie Wirth
2021 Jan 07
Phys.org
phys.org/news/2021-01-energy-sorghum-combine-annual-perennial.html

Like Goldilocks, in the middle.