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Document Number | 10452 |
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Primary Title | Increasing Feedstock Production for Biofuels: Economic Drivers, Environmental Implications, and the Role of Research |
Author Affiliation | Biomass Research and Development Board, Washington, D.C. |
Published Date | 01/01/2008 |
Detailed Publish Date | January 2008 |
Page Count | 167 |
Document Type | REPORT |
Abstract | The Biomass Research and Development Board (Board) commissioned aneconomic analysis of feedstocks to produce biofuels. The Board seeks toinform investments in research and development needed to expand biofuelproduction. This analysis focuses on feedstocks; other interagency teamshave projects underway for other parts of the biofuel sector (e.g., logistics).The analysis encompasses feedstocks for both conventional and advancedbiofuels from agriculture and forestry sources. The goal of this report is to inform research recommendations to address theconstraints surrounding availability of biomass feedstocks. To meet this goal,an economic assessment, which links to an analysis of the consequencesfor greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability, has been developed thatencompasses feedstock production from agriculture and forestry sources. Theboundaries of the analysis—a domestic focus on feedstocks and up to thefarmgate or forest roadside—circumscribe the fi ndings. Uncertainty aboutthe conversion of feedstocks to biofuels, transportation of both, internationaleffects, and consideration of displaced petroleum fuels are beyond the scopeof this study. |
Copyright Status | N - Not copyrighted, |
Document Owner | H |
