Virginia Potential Biofuel Production

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Current Situation in Virginia
Gasoline Use	3,637 million gal.
Diesel Use	1,117 million gal.
Total Cellulosic Biomass	5.9 million dry T
Total Crop Biomass	0.9 million dry T
E85 Stations	5
Biodiesel Stations	19
Ethanol Plants	0
Ethanol Production Capacity	0 million gal.
Biodiesel Plants	4
Biodiesel Production Capacity	22 million gal.

Potential Production
Technology Scenario		Million Gallons
	Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass	376
	% Corn/Sorghum used for Ethanol What is this?
	Ethanol from Corn and Sorghum	45
Total Ethanol		420
	Biodiesel from Oil Seeds	30

Petroleum Displacement Result		Percent
Gasoline Use Replaced by Ethanol		7.6
Diesel Use Replaced by Biodiesel		2.5
Co-Product Production
Electricity		1,653 GWh
Animal Feed		137.9 thousand T

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Map of the state of Virginia with colors indicating biomass production potential. Most of the state has the potential to produce 1-250 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from forest and primary mill residues. The state also has fairly even distribution of areas that can produce 1-100 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from crops and crop residues. Follow the link to view the full size image.