261
It would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by 1 ha of solar panels
(www.anthropocenemagazine.org)
this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2025
261 points (99.2% liked)
Green Energy
2740 readers
36 users here now
Everything about energy production and storage.
Related communities:
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
But you can't pour solar panels into a fuel tank. What liquid biofuels are good for is stuff you can't electrify, like aviation and shipping.
Sure, but the context is that the US dedicates almost half its corn crop to ethanol that's blended with gasoline. Vehicle electrification + solar panels will free up a huge amount of agricultural land.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Savannah
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_Reactor_Experiment
Got you covered
There's multiple companies working on electric passenger planes, and smaller cargo ships.