"It would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels."
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New study compares growing corn for energy to solar production. It’s no contest.
In fact, it would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels.