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From cask to car, could red wine be Australia's next fuel? (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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What do you think of this idea? I had this image of people going to the petrol pump and taking a swig, but if the boffins can do something useful with all the warehoused unsellable wine it might help in various ways.

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[–] 41 points 5 months ago* (9 children)

Solar is orders of magnitude more efficient than bio ethanol.

Grapes are a terrible choice for biofuels.

Even if the wine is warehoused and excess it’s dubious.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (8 children)

    But, if the alternative is drinking the Australian wine…

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    What else are people supposed to drink in postsecondary education?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Folgers it Australian for beer!

    (/S in case that wasn't obvious)

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