Washington Potential Biofuel Production

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Current Situation in Washington
Gasoline Use	2,566 million gal.
Diesel Use	626 million gal.
Total Cellulosic Biomass	9.1 million dry T
Total Crop Biomass	0.3 million dry T
E85 Stations	5
Biodiesel Stations	26
Ethanol Plants	1
Ethanol Production Capacity	55 million gal.
Biodiesel Plants	4
Biodiesel Production Capacity	109 million gal.

Potential Production
Technology Scenario		Million Gallons
	Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass	581
	% Corn/Sorghum used for Ethanol What is this?
	Ethanol from Corn and Sorghum	17
Total Ethanol		598
	Biodiesel from Oil Seeds	0

Petroleum Displacement Result		Percent
Gasoline Use Replaced by Ethanol		15.3
Diesel Use Replaced by Biodiesel		0.0
Co-Product Production
Electricity		2,557 GWh
Animal Feed		52.5 thousand T

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Map of the state of Washington with colors indicating biomass production potential. Most of the state has the potential to produce 1-500 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from forest and primary mill residues. The southeastern part of the state also has potential to produce 1-500 thousand biomass tonnes/year/county from crops and crop residues. Follow the link to view the full size image.