US EditionEthanol corn uses farmland area the size of New York — could solar do it better?
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Ethanol corn uses farmland area the size of New York — could solar do it better?
U.S. corn growth for fuel – not food occupies 29.7 million acres. A study from Arizona State University finds that corn grown for ethanol fuel requires 31 times as much land as solar per unit of energy.In the United States, regulations require that gasoline contains about 10% ethanol, a biofuel made from corn. About 29.7 million acres of farmland are dedicated to corn growing for ethanol fuel in the U.S. Roughly 38% of U.S. corn harvested is use…
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