Energy research and extension. Hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, Ninety-Sixth Congress, Second Session, March 11, 1980

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OSTI ID:5648966

A March 11, 1980 hearing on the potential of alcohol fuels from biomass heard testimony from the DOE and the Department of Agriculture (DOA). DOE spokesmen outlined the issues of net production costs, net energy balance, the substitution of fuel crops for food, and the adaptability of ethanol. The DOE spokesmen covered a range of information and technology-transfer activities. The hearing record covers their testimony and three appendices with additional material submitted for the record. (DCK)

• OSTI ID: 5648966
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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