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How much energy equivalent is required to get one litre of ethanol from corn (cultivation, fertilizer, et al)?

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Corn is a very intensive crop requiring a lot of machinery and cultivation to grow I wonder if there is a net loss in terms of energy.

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  1. Look at this article for a very good answer to your question.

    http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/osland_a/Substan...

    The main finding regarding corn is that "Ethanol production using corn grain required 29% more fossil energy than the ethanol fuel produced"

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