Corn can produce approximately 9000
btu's per pound that equals 500,000 btu's per
bushel of corn.
One bushel of corn = 5.5 gal of LP gas
One bushel of corn = 3.6 gal of fuel oil
One bushel of corn = 146 KWH of electricity
One bushel of corn = 5.40 ccf of natural gas
CORN IS A RENEWABLE RESOURCE
It would
take 4 million years to produce crude oil, 40 years to
grow a tree and 4 months to grow a bushel of corn.
AVAILABILITY
Corn can be produced in
at least 45 states in the U.S.
SUPPLY
The number of bushels of dry shelled
corn produced in the U.S. is more than double that of
any other grain crop. Last year more than 9.5 billion
bushels of corn was produced in the U.S. and 7.5 billion
bushels was consumed, leaving a surplus of 2 billion
bushels.
CORN IS PRODUCED IN AMERICA
Not dependent
of foreign politics or an oil cartel.
CORN IS A LOW COST SOURCE OF ENERGY
When
the price of corn goes up farmers try to produce more
corn to make more money. When the price of corn goes
down farmers try to increase their yields per acre.
Due to over production world-wide and the increase
yield per acre prices have stayed relatively the same
over the years.
BI PRODUCTS
Ash can be used or sold for potting
soil additive.
GENERATED BENEFICIAL CO-2
When corn is
burning the resulting gas created is carbon dioxide.
The carbon dioxide is then absorbed again by plants to
replenish and to grow. As a result oxygen is produced
by the plants; therefore it continues to replenish
the cycle of nature. When corn is burned, in reality
it produces very little odor. |
