For example, hydrogen fuel cells produce no emissions, only water and electricity. Fuels cells are more efficient than turbines, even at lower power levels. Farms could use electrofarming systems to provide the energy for their farm and sell the excess to the power grid, leading to higher rural incomes and more decentralized power production. What we need now is a commitment from the Administration to help to develop an electrofarming demonstration project. That is the future.
Ethanol is the present and the future.
The ethanol industry provides a tremendous opportunity to supply energy to Americans. Although the U.S. ethanol industry currently has the capacity to produce about 1.6 billion gallons annually, that is only a fraction of the potential energy resources that can drawn from the American agriculture sector. Ethanol has a greater impact than merely providing energy for our nation. It also provides increased income for our rural citizens. In addition to the energy benefit, ethanol could represent a tremendous income opportunity for rural America.