Hemp for Fuel & Energy

Hemp is the number one biomass producer on Earth, yielding 10 tons per acre in approximately every four months.

Biomass is considered any plant or organic matter and can be converted to fuel through pyrolysis, a thermochemical process of applying high heat to organic matter with virtually no ash or sulfur emissions.

Fuels derived from vegetable matter, such as hemp, are known as biofuels and the critical advantages these fuels have over our currently-consumed fossil fuels, are imperative to leading a sustainable future on this planet.

Hemp converts the sun’s energy into cellulose, through photosynthesis, faster than any other plant. This true ‘energy crop’ is 80% cellulose – a primary industrial raw material used in the production of chemicals, plastics, and fibers.

Hemp biomass-derived fuels and oils can replace every type of fossil fuel energy product currently being consumed around the globe, which are responsible for causing massive planetary pollution.

In comparison to other biomass alternatives, hemp is at least four times richer in cellulose potential than its nearest rivals: cornstalk, sugarcane, kenaf, and trees

Hemp is the only biomass resource capable of making America energy independent. Farming only 6% of contiguous U.S. land area for hemp biomass would supply all of America’s oil and gas energy demands, thus ending the country’s dependence on fossil fuels.

Being a remarkably sustainable crop, hemp is self-fertilizing, pest resistant, and can be grown in rotation with food crops or even on marginal land where food production is not profitable.

During cultivation, the growing hemp plants ‘breathe in’ carbon dioxide (CO2) to build cell structure and the leftover oxygen is released back out into the air, replenishing the Earth’s oxygen-air supply.

Once the crop is harvested, it can be ‘cubed’ using modified hay-cubing equipment and it then is ready for the conversion process without the requirements of any further treatment.

When the hemp biomass is burned for energy, the CO2 is released back into the air and the balanced cycle becomes complete. Converting hemp biomass to energy fuel is a non-toxic, chemical-free, environmentally friendly process.

By farming environmentally sustainable hemp biomass, we can tap into the energy of plant life to replace the burning of destructive fossil fuels. Using hemp for biofuel would end acid rain, sulfur-based smog, and reverse the greenhouse effect.

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