Not exact matches
Although photosynthesis is an effective means of
producing food, wood products, and carbon stored in vegetation, it is an inefficient means of converting the
energy in the sun's rays into a form of non-food
energy useable by people.
On most of the world's land, PV systems today can generate more than 100 times the
useable energy per hectare than bioenergy is likely to
produce in the future even using optimistic assumptions.
It is even possible to
produce carbon - negative
useable energy (such as diesel or hydrogen) while making the major input (bio-char) for terra preta on the farm.