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Publication Details
Title : Corn-Based Ethanol Does Indeed Achieve Energy BenefitsPublication Date : February 15, 2000
Publication Journal : ECO: Ethanol, Climate Change, Oil Reduction
Authors : M. Wang, D. Santini
Abstract : We conducted a series of detailed analyses on energy and emission impacts of corn ethanol from 1997 through 1999. During our analyses, we researched improvements in energy intensity of corn farming and ethanol production by studying publicly available data and by contacting USDA, experts in the Midwestern farming and meat production communities, and ethanol plant designers and operators. Our research showed that corn productivity (defined as corn yield per unit of chemical input) increased by 30% between the early 1970s and mid-1990s. We also found that energy intensity of ethanol production (defined as energy use in ethanol plants per unit of ethanol produced) decreased by about 40% between the mid-1980s and late 1990s.