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Farrell & Kammen meta-analysis, Science (Jan 2006)USDA Crop report 2006
Corn for grain production is estimated at 10.5 billion bushels, down 2 percent from the November forecast and 5 percent lower than 2005.
The average U.S. grain yield is estimated at 149.1 bushels per acre,... 1.1 bushels above 2005.
The 2006 yield estimate is the second highest on record, behind 2004, while the production estimate is the third largest on record. Area harvested for grain, at 70.6 million acres, is down 6 percent from 2005.
MIT Direct Ethanol Injection engine yields 30% better gas mileage using only 5% ethanol and 95% gasoline
MIT Direct Injection Ethanol engine)
Carnegie Mellon engineers design reduces process energy consumption by 60%
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