sugarcane

By contrast, ethanol distilled from sugarcane is much cheaper to produce and generates far more energy per unit of input — eight times more, by most estimates — than corn does.

Energy Economics and Politics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

I think Surowiecki has it sort of wrong in saying "... ethanol distilled from sugarcane is much cheaper to produce and generates far more energy per unit of input — eight times more, by most estimates — than corn does .." rather, what is the case is, the USA is not a very good place to grow sugar compared to more tropical areas.

Energy Economics and Politics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

At the same time Dutch officials reached production agreements with the main sugarcane planters (all Chinese).

How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

The volume of bagasse from high-biomass sugarcane is more than enough to generate energy for the Asahi plant.

Brewery Growing ‘Monster Cane’ | Impact Lab 2006

Seasonally, the sugarcane is harvested and sent to huge sugar factories to make refined sugar or to smaller cottage industries called "gurhal" to make jaggery or brown sugar.

Archive 2005-04-01 Nupur 2005

Much of the sugarcane is sent off to refineries for the production of processed white cane sugar, but another important product is jaggery, made in small-scale industries called "gurhal".

Archive 2005-10-01 Nupur 2005

Ethanol derived from sugarcane is probably competive with gasoline at today’s prices, ($2.20 a gallon).

Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » More Evidence of the Ethanol Folly 2005

In Brazil, ethanol is made from sugarcane, which is considered to be one of the most efficient sources of the alternative fuel.

Shell Sets Brazil Deal With Cosan 2010

Monsoon rains are crucial for sugarcane, which is mainly planted in the summer.

Pawar: Sugar Output Likely 10% Above Estimate 2009

Woolsey responded that Brazil has a double growing season for sugarcane, which is the crop they use - not corn - to produce their ethanol.

Paige Donner: Greening Hollywood: The Electric Revolution 2008