06-19-2006, 05:06 PM
G.Irish Wrote:With ethanol part of it is probably politics for sure. If the federal government made a big push to make ethanol available on a wide scale it could happen a lot sooner.no chance, ethanol is a net loss energy source. Meaning, it takes 100 BTUs of energy to produce an amount of ethanol that outputs 80 BTUs. (made up numbers)
Quote:However I think you'd be surprised to know that some of the petroleum companies are developing alternative fuel themselves.Not just some, but all! Oil companies are the biggest investors into alternative energy right now.
some of the smart oil companies (like BP) are starting to invest in next gen fuels so that they can be ahead of the curve in the next 20 years and beyond.