07-12-2006, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by C_steam
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1.5 acres will support one cow or the production of about 60,000 litres of biodiesel.
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Doesn't sound too far fetched.
1.5 acres = .6 hectare so 1 hectare will produce 100,000 litres.
1 hectare = 10,000 square metres so 1 square metre produces 10 litres.
Assume big plants spaced at 15cm intervals, say 45 plants per square metre. So each plant, assuming only 1 crop per year, needs to produce 230ml - somewhere around a third of a pint.
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Algae is where it's at.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel#Production |
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