biofuel
Sustainable Transportation: A Future Worth Creating.
Dave
Erb is an automotive engineer who has designed electric and hybrid
electric vehicles, as well as vehicles using gasoline, diesel,
biodiesel, alcohol, and natural gas power trains. An active auto racer
with engineering and business degrees, he will share his excellent
information and experience, his deep commitment to the environment, and
his understanding of its impact on social justice. Come and learn
about the energy balance of all kinds of biofuels, some alternatives to
biofuels, what fuels NASCAR, and more: The Multipurpose Room of
Building 2 at Central Carolina Community College. Sustainable
Sustenance (i.e., organic refreshments). May 14 at 7 p.m.
Co-sponsored by Chatham Alliance for Sustainable Energy
See Building B on this map:
Date:
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
764 West Street, Pittsboro, NC
On January 8, 2008, Scientific American published this article:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=grass-makes-better-ethanol-than-corn
which describes the outcome of a study done on switchgrass culture by the Department of Energy. The results of the study were encouraging, demonstrating that switchgrass is capable of delivering as much as 540% of the energy required to grow, harvest and refine it into ethanol. This compares with about 25% for corn.
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