South Dakota Potential Biofuel Production

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Current Situation in South Dakota
Gasoline Use	329 million gal.
Diesel Use	176 million gal.
Total Cellulosic Biomass	5.5 million dry T
Total Crop Biomass	6.8 million dry T
E85 Stations	54
Biodiesel Stations	0
Ethanol Plants	18
Ethanol Production Capacity	2,703 million gal.
Biodiesel Plants	1
Biodiesel Production Capacity	7 million gal.

Potential Production
Technology Scenario		Million Gallons
	Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass	358
	% Corn/Sorghum used for Ethanol What is this?
	Ethanol from Corn and Sorghum	344
Total Ethanol		701
	Biodiesel from Oil Seeds	248

Petroleum Displacement Result		Percent
Gasoline Use Replaced by Ethanol		140.0
Diesel Use Replaced by Biodiesel		127.6
Co-Product Production
Electricity		1,574 GWh
Animal Feed		1,059.7 thousand T

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Map of the state of South Dakota with colors indicating biomass production potential. The eastern part of the state can produce 1 to more than 500 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from crops and crop residues. There is also a small area on the western side of the state that can produce 1-250 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from forest and primary mill residues.Follow the link to view the full size image.