Everyone agrees that fossil fuels must go. But what are we supposed to replace them with? Some say biofuels and others put their money on direct-production methods of generating energy. These methods are wind energy and solar energy. But which one of them is better. A study cited on EV World draws the line between soybean biodiesel, corn ethanol, wind energy and solar energy. And this is what they came up with. Soybean biodiesel provides miles per acre per year. Corn ethanol is 6 times more efficient with 18,000 miles per acre per year.

Wind energy, with its 180,000 miles per acre per year provides 10 times more energy that corn. But the Sun can really get you going:it gives out 2 million miles per acre per year. That means that it’s 100 more efficient to put solar panels on an acre that install wind turbines. Or is it? It’s actually 100 times cheaper to plant corn than to put solar panels. And you must take into consideration that not all patches of land are suited to gather all forms of energy. Don’t forget that cellulosic ethanol can be produced from waste so in this case land is no longer an issue. And how long will it take to convert all cars to electricity? But we must make the best out of every region and on a long term this study may show us where to look for energy.