APES questions e2 growing energy
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- What is the basic difference between biofuels and fossil fuels?
- What is the time frame for collection of solar energy for fossil fuels vs. biofuels?
- Brazil has a unique climate, and uses a crop that is native to the area. Compare this with corn ethanol in the Midwest US
- Why is corn ethanol so popular in the farm states, and why is there national policy around it?
- Steve Chu: look this guy up. Where did he used to work 19 2007, on what, and what was his job in Obama’s administration?
- Compare cellulosic ethanol with sugar cane or corn ethanol
- What is the energy balance of corn ethanol as grown in the US? Does this make sense? Why/why not?
- Harbors provide ethanol free gasoline. Why?
- What caused the 1973 oil crisis?
- Petrobras is the national oil company of Brazil. How does this change the rate of progress in their ethanol solution? What kind of government did Brazil have then?
- What is the population curve of Brazil?
- Why did VW move to biofuels instead of hybrids? What has happened since then?
- What is a CAFE standard, and what what was made exempt from these standards in 1995? Why?
- Does ethanol provide the same mileage as gasoline? Why?
- Imagine a developing country with no fossil fuel resources. How could biofuels impact their development?
- Dan Kammen of UC Berkeley describes a repetitive trend in renewable energy. What is the trend?
- Where is the first caucus of the 2016 election held? What is their main industry?
- When corn ethanol use was legislated, the price of tortillas in Mexico went up tremendously. Why?
- How can cows derive energy from grass? How many stomachs do they have?
- Look up the FAME biofuel process. What impact could this have?
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