Tom

18 Mar 03 08:30, Tom Walker wrote to Jasen Betts:

 ->>  TW> As I recall distiling Corn Mash takes more Energy then the 
 ->>  TW> Alcohol Produces in the Car. Where do we get the Energy to Make 
 ->>  TW> the Alcohol, By Burning Coal or Oil?? Or perhaps Nuclear Power!!  
 ->>  TW> :-) :-)  :-)  :-)

 ->> solar power?

 TW>  Here is an Exercise for you. How about calculating the number of 
 TW> square feet of area needed to gather the energy to replace one of your 
 TW> local Power Plants.    

Gi-bloody-normous.

 TW>  Now that is Usable power as in from Solar Cells.

And rather inefficient cells as that.

 TW> OR if youn want to do soem real deep digging look up the Solar Heat
 TW> boiler project that was i nthe California Deseret and see how large 
 TW> it would have to be Scales used in Land Area to replace one of yuor 
 TW> Power Plants. It should be Plain as the "Nose on a Goat"
that it is NOT A 
 TW> PRACTICAL SOLUTION on and large scale at all.

The answer is to minimise demand.

Regards,
David

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