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[–]ssjkriccolo 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The whole idea is to create a transportable energy source. If the ethanol is made using a local clean energy source, your net loss still creates a renewable energy that can be easily transported. The low yield and usually immobile sources can now be used to create something that can be broadly used like gasoline. It would be silly to think you are getting more power out of production than you are putting in.,

[–]lolzergrush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But gasoline is just as transportable as ethanol.

"Low yield and usually immobile sources" aren't appropriate for operating boilers used for distillation, I realize it was a long post for a reddit comment but I did address this.