Texas Potential Biofuel Production

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Current Situation in Texas
Gasoline Use	11,354 million gal.
Diesel Use	3,574 million gal.
Total Cellulosic Biomass	12.7 million dry T
Total Crop Biomass	6.6 million dry T
E85 Stations	25
Biodiesel Stations	42
Ethanol Plants	4
Ethanol Production Capacity	270 million gal.
Biodiesel Plants	31
Biodiesel Production Capacity	305 million gal.

Potential Production
Technology Scenario		Million Gallons
	Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass	815
	% Corn/Sorghum used for Ethanol What is this?
	Ethanol from Corn and Sorghum	324
Total Ethanol		1,139
	Biodiesel from Oil Seeds	133

Petroleum Displacement Result		Percent
Gasoline Use Replaced by Ethanol		6.6
Diesel Use Replaced by Biodiesel		3.4
Co-Product Production
Electricity		3,585 GWh
Animal Feed		1,000.2 thousand T

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Map of the state of Texas with colors indicating biomass production potential. In the eastern and southeastern parts of the state counties have the potential to produce 1-500 tonnes/year from crops and crop residue. There are also a few areas in the Panhandle area that have similar production potential. The northeastern part of the state has areas that can produce 100-500 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from forest and primary mill residues. Follow the link to view the full size image.