North Dakota Potential Biofuel Production

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Current Situation in North Dakota
Gasoline Use	300 million gal.
Diesel Use	158 million gal.
Total Cellulosic Biomass	6.7 million dry T
Total Crop Biomass	3.3 million dry T
E85 Stations	24
Biodiesel Stations	0
Ethanol Plants	5
Ethanol Production Capacity	244 million gal.
Biodiesel Plants	3
Biodiesel Production Capacity	117 million gal.

Potential Production
Technology Scenario		Million Gallons
	Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass	438
	% Corn/Sorghum used for Ethanol What is this?
	Ethanol from Corn and Sorghum	168
Total Ethanol		605
	Biodiesel from Oil Seeds	380

Petroleum Displacement Result		Percent
Gasoline Use Replaced by Ethanol		132.6
Diesel Use Replaced by Biodiesel		218.9
Co-Product Production
Electricity		1,925 GWh
Animal Feed		517.7 thousand T

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Map of the state of North Dakota with colors indicating biomass production potential. Most counties in the state have the potential to produce biomass from crops and crop residues. The southwestern part of the state can produce 1-100 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county, the northern part of the state can produce 100-500 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county, and the southeastern part of the state can produce more than 500 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county. Follow the link to view the full size image.