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#26 million tons of bales
#26 million tons of bales
#236 million cubic meters of bales
#236 million cubic meters of bales
#19" straw bales - R27 [http://homeenergy.org/show/article/nav/walls/page/4/id/1456]
#19" straw bales (~50 cm) - R27 [http://homeenergy.org/show/article/nav/walls/page/4/id/1456]
#One cubic meter of bale gives about 2 square meters of wall insulation.
#Take [[Seed Home]]

Revision as of 16:12, 4 September 2020

Combined with the Road article that indicates 13M acres of available roadsides - and bale density of 110 kg/m3, [1] - and a bale yield of approximately 2 dry tons per acre [2] - we have:

  1. 26 million tons of bales
  2. 236 million cubic meters of bales
  3. 19" straw bales (~50 cm) - R27 [3]
  4. One cubic meter of bale gives about 2 square meters of wall insulation.
  5. Take Seed Home
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