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China to expand production and use of ethanol; 2020 E10 mandate would make China 3rd largest ethanol consumer

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Years of government support for corn farmers—paying Chinese corn producers more than twice the international price level until 2016—have left China with a substantial stockpile. China’s end-of-year corn stock estimates (2017/2018 values forecasted). Source: USDA FAS. Click to enlarge.

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The Unsung Inventor Who Chased the LED Rainbow

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The Iowa farm boy was introduced to science by Illa Podendorf , an author of children’s science books and a family friend who kept the young Craford supplied with texts that suited his interests. The call of space When Craford began his education for a technical career, in the 1950s, LEDs had yet to be invented. IEEE Spectrum.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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At that price, California miles are 16 cents each. Hydropower in Seattle will push you around for the same price. The first eye-opener for large scale solar was the Austin Energy PPA last year that was priced at 5 cents. It is generous to say that an acre of Iowa can provide 12,500 miles per year at a cost of 10 cents each.

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