Utilizing Hemp as a Biofuel

With the rapid depleting of our oil and gasoline resources, humanity is looking to alternatives to power our extremely busy world. There are many practical solutions to the energy crisis, such as solar and wind power. However, this is not enough to totally supply us with energy, and that is where biofuels come in to play.

The most well known biofuel as of the present day is ethanol, primarily corn ethanol. The downside to corn ethanol is that you have to divert food resources to fuel, and with many people going hungry around the world, this is not very practical. Hemp grows much more abundantly than corn, and you do not have to sacrifice the nutritional part of hemp (the seeds) in order to make fuel.

You can grow ten tons of hemp per acre every four months, and that is enough hemp to make many gallons of quality fuel.

Industrial Uses for Hemp

There are literally thousands of applications for hemp, not the least of which is highly nutritional hemp foods. In reality, hemp can be used for practically anything, and because it is renewable, it is preferable over many other materials.

Hemp can be used in place of trees for paper and building materials. You can build a house made entirely of hemp, and automobiles made of hemp are much stronger and safer than cars developed from traditional materials.

One of the most well known uses for hemp is fabric and rope. Hemp clothing is durable and lasts for decades, and rope, tarp, and canvas made from hemp is extremely strong.

The products that hemp can be made in to are endless. In addition to the previously mentioned uses, hemp can be used for paint, fuel, dynamite, skin products, plastic substitutes, and much, much more.