California Potential Biofuel Production

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Current Situation in California
Gasoline Use	10,822 million gal.
Diesel Use	2,909 million gal.
Total Cellulosic Biomass	11.9 million dry T
Total Crop Biomass	0.4 million dry T
E85 Stations	3
Biodiesel Stations	32
Ethanol Plants	5
Ethanol Production Capacity	121 million gal.
Biodiesel Plants	16
Biodiesel Production Capacity	68 million gal.

Potential Production
Technology Scenario		Million Gallons
	Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass	754
	% Corn/Sorghum used for Ethanol What is this?
	Ethanol from Corn and Sorghum	21
Total Ethanol		775
	Biodiesel from Oil Seeds	0

Petroleum Displacement Result		Percent
Gasoline Use Replaced by Ethanol		4.7
Diesel Use Replaced by Biodiesel		0.0
Co-Product Production
Electricity		3,319 GWh
Animal Feed		64.0 thousand T

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Map of the state of California with colors indicating biomass production potential. Counties in the northern part of the state show areas of 1-500 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from forest and primary mill residues. Around the Los Angeles area and down toward San Diego, there are areas that may produce 250-500 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from urban wood and secondary mill residues. Some areas in the central part of the state have the potential to produce 1-500 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from crop and crop residues.Follow the link to view the full size image.