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How fast do you run ?
Direct energy yeild of some common & uncommon fuels,
and by extension, why you have to regard the larger picture
to know how those materials will do per proposed usage.
Quaschning, V. (2005). Understanding renewable energy systems.
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Table 1.10 Efficiencies for Biomass Production |
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Oceans |
0.07% |
Woods |
0.55% |
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Fresh water |
0.50% |
Maize |
3.20% |
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Man-made landscape |
0.30% |
Sugarcane |
4.80% |
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Grassland |
0.30% |
Sugar beet |
5.40% |
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Table 1.11 Calorific Values of Various Biomass Fuels |
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Fuel (anhydrous) |
Lower calorific value (LCV) |
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Straw (wheat) |
17.3 MJ/kg |
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Non-flowering plants (wheat) |
17.5 MJ/kg |
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Wood without bark |
18.5 MJ/kg |
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Bark |
19.5 MJ/kg |
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Wood with bark |
18.7 MJ/kg |
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China reed |
17.4 MJ/kg |
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Colza oil |
37.1 MJ/kg |
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Ethanol |
26.9 MJ/kg |
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Methanol |
19.5 MJ/kg |
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Petrol (for comparison) |
43.5 MJ/kg |
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