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[–] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm surprised that the difference is apparently that low considering the efficiency of photosynthesis vs the photovoltaic effect, the fact that not all of the plant gets turned into ethanol, and the efficiency of the combustion process.