South Carolina Potential Biofuel Production

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Current Situation in South Carolina
Gasoline Use	2,407 million gal.
Diesel Use	688 million gal.
Total Cellulosic Biomass	5.0 million dry T
Total Crop Biomass	0.7 million dry T
E85 Stations	45
Biodiesel Stations	66
Ethanol Plants	0
Ethanol Production Capacity	0 million gal.
Biodiesel Plants	3
Biodiesel Production Capacity	41 million gal.

Potential Production
Technology Scenario		Million Gallons
	Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass	319
	% Corn/Sorghum used for Ethanol What is this?
	Ethanol from Corn and Sorghum	35
Total Ethanol		354
	Biodiesel from Oil Seeds	27

Petroleum Displacement Result		Percent
Gasoline Use Replaced by Ethanol		9.7
Diesel Use Replaced by Biodiesel		3.6
Co-Product Production
Electricity		1,404 GWh
Animal Feed		107.5 thousand T

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Map of the state of South Carolina with colors indicating biomass production potential. Most of the state has potential to produce 1-500 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from forest and primary mill residues. In the center of the state, there are numerous counties that can produce 1-100 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from crops and crop residues. Follow the link to view the full size image.