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nosuchthing
26 days ago
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Total surface area required to fuel the world with...
upwards of 60% of the ethanol used in combustion engines is completely wasted.
riffraff
26 days ago
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What does "wasted" mean in this context?
piva00
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It means that it doesn't generate any mechanical work, it's wasted as heat not captured for any other productive purpose (since waste heat can be useful in some contexts).
It's a measure of efficiency.
weaksauce
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i assume heat since most energy in an ICE engine is wasted to heat (~60% wasted iirc)
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