Using Plants to Turn Solar Energy Into Useful Products: Framing the Biofuels Debate at the Proper Point on the Technology Curve
…It is difficult to argue with scientific measurements and peer review when they are discussing the first generation technologies, with little relevance of the overall shift towards renewables and greentech that is making all industry more energy efficient, improving water use, and reducing the amount of energy used in manufacturing. … (W)e are going to have major shifts in input technology (less petroleum used in production); increased crop yields (more material per acre); major increases in fuel efficiency and new transport technology; and finally massively improved conversion technologies taking plant material and making useful products (such as biofuels) READ MORE