Solar Collector Panels | The Ethanol Effect
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Corn as solar collectors?
The Ethanol Effect host David Biello talks with farmer Keith Dittrich about his unusual solar collectors - corn.
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Solar Collector Panels | The Ethanol Effect
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The Ethanol Effect host David Biello talks with farmer Keith Dittrich about his unusual solar collectors - corn.
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