Minnesota Potential Biofuel Production

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Current Situation in Minnesota
Gasoline Use	1,838 million gal.
Diesel Use	664 million gal.
Total Cellulosic Biomass	18.0 million dry T
Total Crop Biomass	23.7 million dry T
E85 Stations	304
Biodiesel Stations	2
Ethanol Plants	21
Ethanol Production Capacity	1,060 million gal.
Biodiesel Plants	4
Biodiesel Production Capacity	63 million gal.

Potential Production
Technology Scenario		Million Gallons
	Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass	1,168
	% Corn/Sorghum used for Ethanol What is this?
	Ethanol from Corn and Sorghum	1,191
Total Ethanol		2,359
	Biodiesel from Oil Seeds	414

Petroleum Displacement Result		Percent
Gasoline Use Replaced by Ethanol		84.5
Diesel Use Replaced by Biodiesel		56.7
Co-Product Production
Electricity		5,141 GWh
Animal Feed		3,673.8 thousand T

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Map of the state of Minnesota with colors indicating biomass production potential. The northeastern counties can produce 1-500 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from forest and primary mill residues. The rest of the state can produce biomass from crops and crop residues. The highest concentration of crops and crop residues is in the southernmost counties, which can produce more than 500 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county. Follow the link to view the full size image.