Renewable fuel standard : potential economic and environmental effects of U.S. biofuel policy /

"In the United States, we have come to depend on plentiful and inexpensive energy to support our economy and lifestyles. In recent years, many questions have been raised regarding the sustainability of our current pattern of high consumption of nonrenewable energy and its environmental conseque...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Economic and Environmental Impacts of Increasing Biofuels Production, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Biomass energy industries > Standards > United States.
Renewable energy sources > Standards > United States.
Biomass energy > Environmental aspects > United States.
Energy crops industry > United States.
Energy policy > United States.
Biomasse > Industrie > Normes > États-Unis.
Énergies renouvelables > Normes > États-Unis.
Bioénergie > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
Cultures énergétiques > Industrie > États-Unis.
Politique énergétique > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > General.
Biomass energy > Environmental aspects
Energy crops industry
Energy policy
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Biofuel Supply Chain
  • Projected Supply of Cellulosic Biomass
  • The Economics and Economic Effects of Biofuel Production
  • Environmental Effects and Tradeoffs of Biofuels
  • Barriers to Achieving RFS2
  • APPENDIXES
  • A: Statement of Task
  • B: Biographical Sketches
  • C: Presentations to the Committee
  • D: Glossary
  • E: Select Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • F: Conversion Factors
  • G: Petroleum-Based Fuel Economics
  • H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010
  • I: Biodiesel Refineries in the United States in 2010
  • J: Economic Models Used to Assess the Effects of Biofuel Production in the United States
  • K: BioBreak Model: Assumptions for Willingness to Accept
  • L: BioBreak Model Assumptions
  • M: Summary of Literature Estimates
  • N: Blend Wall
  • O: Safety and Quality of Biofuel Coproducts as Animal Feed.

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