Solar for EVs and Corn for Ethanol
Comparing Biofuel and Solar Energy Efficiency
Dane County, WI – There’s a quiet competition unfolding on Wisconsin farmland: corn for ethanol as a biofuel in one lane, and solar panels for charging EVs in the other lane. The question is, acre for acre: which crop yields more miles of driving per acre? Let's do the research and see how this competition plays out. May the best crop win!!!!
The Clear Winner in Driving Miles Per Acre
The nonprofit Clean Wisconsin did the math, and it turns out, 1 acre of corn could fuel about 10K miles per year in a combustion engine as ethanol biofuel, whereas 1 acre of solar could power up about 800K miles of driving in an EV… The mile per acre yield winner is clear… But do we really need to choose just one crop?
A Blend of Tradition and Innovation
Here’s our take: Let’s plant solar farms for energy and cornfields for food. And if we really want to talk yield per acre, let’s grow corn below and harvest the wind from above, like this farmer in Dane county, Wisconsin. Wisconsin can lead the charge towards a cleaner, brighter future without replacing our way of life, our agriculture, or the food it puts on our table.
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