lmorchard's linksApr 23
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.

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@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.
Apr 23 at 5:58amWeb