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What's more efficient: Growing corn for energy or solar?

"In fact, it would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels."

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/04/new-study-compares-growing-corn-for-energy-to-solar-production-its-no-contest/

#agriculture #corn #energy #farming #solar
New study compares growing corn for energy to solar production. It’s no contest.

In fact, it would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels.

Anthropocene
Apr 23 at 12:39amWeb
Show threadadritheonlyApr 23
@links No oil-derived pesticides or chemical fertilizers needed in a solar field either. It is also amazing how slow the US is at catching on to the fact that it is not solar OR agriculture but can in fact be both.
Show threadchebraApr 23
@links See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt2ZeGM (including the last 30m)
You are being misled about renewable energy technology.

Let's learn and grow. New things are cool!Links 'n' stuff down below. Lots of links.First, the "clean version." Please pass that around.https://youtu.be/Zgxb...

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Show threadlmorchard's linksApr 25
@chebra Oh yeah, that video was fantastic