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Re:What's Ahead for U.S. Propane Marketers in Winter 2022-23? by dragontamer on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @12:52PM (#34415843)
There's a number of biofuels that emulate fossil fuels. Ex: Ethanol emulates Gasoline. Synthetic bio-propane seems to be available too.

If we are to be discussing bio-propane vs batteries, the storage benefits are key.

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Re:What's Ahead for U.S. Propane Marketers in Winter 2022-23? by akiselev on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @03:16PM (#34418234)
Most of the waste from biofuel production [1] is used as animal feed, so double green!

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillers_grains

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Re:What's Ahead for U.S. Propane Marketers in Winter 2022-23? by dragontamer on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @03:19PM (#34418292)
Ehhh, I'm actually kind of bearish on grains as bio-fuel.

I'd like to see the switchgrass biofuel take off. A surprising amount of emissions in the USA (and Brazil) are due to deforestation associated with turning forests into farmland. That's largely mitigated by using "natural plants", like switchgrass instead of farm crops.

I mean, its all "solar power into fuel", which is great. But its also important to recognize that some (ie: switchgrass based biofuel) are better than others (ex: grain or corn based biofuel).

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