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Native Prairie Plants Shown to be Environmentally Preferable for Biofuels
Highly diverse mixtures of native prairie plant species have emerged as a leader in the quest to identify the best source of biomass for producing sustainable, bio-based fuel to replace petroleum.
Switchgrass production offers opportunities, some challenges
Switchgrass may offer one of the best options for cellulosic ethanol production for Southwest producers, but,………While it is a hardy, drought-resistant plant, it still requires some water to be productive……… “Switchgrass production will not be optimum in low rainfall areas,”……. The key is to understand the natural capabilities of the land and weather in the area.”……..switchgrass offers advantages over annual crop enterprises. “Stands are long-lived in a native state, but in cultivated conditions the U.S. Department of Energy is estimating stand-life at approximately 10 years.”…….. a stand at Auburn U. in Alabama has persisted for 15 years…….“Switchgrass will need fewer cuts than alfalfa. Two cuts may be possible, one in early summer and another in the fall…….Rather than “traditional” harvests, Noble Foundation researchers are looking at including switchgrass in a grazing system, where grazing cattle would provide the crops’ first “cutting” each spring. “After the cattle are pulled……., we would focus on producing sufficient tonnage to deliver to a biorefinery……. switchgrass is a good carbon dioxide trap. “Growers could get double benefits. The plant’s expansive root system serves not only to stabilize the soil, preventing erosion, but also to return much-needed carbon to the soil to enhance productivity……..Regular hay harvesting equipment probably will work for switchgrass. ....agronomists at the Noble Foundation are working on a producers’ handbook……..will continue to look at fertility demands to achieve optimum yield goals……
Making Biofuel from Pond Scum
Oil-rich plants such as soy may offer a cleaner energy alternative to diesel fuel, but Jim Sears says these food crops can't meet all our diesel needs. The Colorado-based entrepreneur says, even in America's bountiful croplands, farmers couldn't grow enough oilseed crops to meet demand.
Highly diverse mixtures of native prairie plant species have emerged as a leader in the quest to identify the best source of biomass for producing sustainable, bio-based fuel to replace petroleum.
Switchgrass production offers opportunities, some challenges
Switchgrass may offer one of the best options for cellulosic ethanol production for Southwest producers, but,………While it is a hardy, drought-resistant plant, it still requires some water to be productive……… “Switchgrass production will not be optimum in low rainfall areas,”……. The key is to understand the natural capabilities of the land and weather in the area.”……..switchgrass offers advantages over annual crop enterprises. “Stands are long-lived in a native state, but in cultivated conditions the U.S. Department of Energy is estimating stand-life at approximately 10 years.”…….. a stand at Auburn U. in Alabama has persisted for 15 years…….“Switchgrass will need fewer cuts than alfalfa. Two cuts may be possible, one in early summer and another in the fall…….Rather than “traditional” harvests, Noble Foundation researchers are looking at including switchgrass in a grazing system, where grazing cattle would provide the crops’ first “cutting” each spring. “After the cattle are pulled……., we would focus on producing sufficient tonnage to deliver to a biorefinery……. switchgrass is a good carbon dioxide trap. “Growers could get double benefits. The plant’s expansive root system serves not only to stabilize the soil, preventing erosion, but also to return much-needed carbon to the soil to enhance productivity……..Regular hay harvesting equipment probably will work for switchgrass. ....agronomists at the Noble Foundation are working on a producers’ handbook……..will continue to look at fertility demands to achieve optimum yield goals……
Making Biofuel from Pond Scum
Oil-rich plants such as soy may offer a cleaner energy alternative to diesel fuel, but Jim Sears says these food crops can't meet all our diesel needs. The Colorado-based entrepreneur says, even in America's bountiful croplands, farmers couldn't grow enough oilseed crops to meet demand.
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Try the Dr. Rudolph Diesel way, who over a century ago tried to lead us into "bio-diesel" not oil diesel -- what happened?
Oil Diesel's Harmful Effect on Health (pdf)
Diesel particulate exhaust has been declared a carcinogen by the World Health Organization, the National Institute for occupational Safety and Health, and the California Air Resources Board.
Oil Diesel's Harmful Effect on Health (pdf)
Diesel particulate exhaust has been declared a carcinogen by the World Health Organization, the National Institute for occupational Safety and Health, and the California Air Resources Board.
Will biofuels end Opec’s power?
November 2007 The Financial Times Limited
Biofuels are set to transofrm the global economy (see article below), according to Harvard University economist Ricardo Hausmann, leading to the demise of the price-setting power of OPEC and the end of agricultural protectionism.
He argues that technology is bound to deliver a biofuel that will be competitive with fossil energy at something like current prices. The consequences of this will be that the large potential supply of biofuels will cap the price of oil because its supply is much more elastic.
Professor Hausmann also argues that the large-scale biofuel production will cause increases in the price of agricultural land and of food that will relieve governments from the current political pressure to protect the agricultural sector. This, he says, will boost sustainable development in poorer nations.
Can these predictions become reality? Which biofuels will become most widely used? What do such scenarios mean for carbon emissions and energy security?
Professor Hausmann answers questions here
Biofuels can match oil production
November2007 The Financial Times Limited
Peering into the future seldom produces a clear picture. But this is not the case with bio-energy. Its long-term impacts on the global economy appear to be pretty clear, making many long-term predictions quite compelling, including the demise of the price-setting power of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and the end of agricultural protectionism.
First, technology is bound to deliver a biofuel that will be competitive with fossil energy at something like current prices...........
Second, the world is full of under-utilised land that can grow the biomass that the new technology will require. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the world has a bit less than 1.4bn hectares under cultivation. But using the Geographic Information System database, ......... estimated that there are some 95 countries that have more than 700m hectares of good quality land that is not being cultivated........ today’s oil production represents the equivalent of some 500m to 1bn hectares of biofuels. So the production potential of biofuels is in the same ball park as oil production today.........
Third, even if only partially used, this large potential biofuels supply will cap the price of oil because its supply is much more elastic than the supply of oil. This will cause the price of oil to be set at the marginal cost of bio-energy,.........
Fourth, the price of agricultural land will be influenced by its potential use for bio-energy. As farmers choose what crop would suit them best, they will change what they produce and hence the whole system of relative prices of agricultural produce.............
Bio-energy will make those infrastructure investments socially profitable, creating a possible stepping stone into other industries.
Can these predictions become reality?
November 2007 The Financial Times Limited
Biofuels are set to transofrm the global economy (see article below), according to Harvard University economist Ricardo Hausmann, leading to the demise of the price-setting power of OPEC and the end of agricultural protectionism.
He argues that technology is bound to deliver a biofuel that will be competitive with fossil energy at something like current prices. The consequences of this will be that the large potential supply of biofuels will cap the price of oil because its supply is much more elastic.
Professor Hausmann also argues that the large-scale biofuel production will cause increases in the price of agricultural land and of food that will relieve governments from the current political pressure to protect the agricultural sector. This, he says, will boost sustainable development in poorer nations.
Can these predictions become reality? Which biofuels will become most widely used? What do such scenarios mean for carbon emissions and energy security?
Professor Hausmann answers questions here
Biofuels can match oil production
November2007 The Financial Times Limited
Peering into the future seldom produces a clear picture. But this is not the case with bio-energy. Its long-term impacts on the global economy appear to be pretty clear, making many long-term predictions quite compelling, including the demise of the price-setting power of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and the end of agricultural protectionism.
First, technology is bound to deliver a biofuel that will be competitive with fossil energy at something like current prices...........
Second, the world is full of under-utilised land that can grow the biomass that the new technology will require. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the world has a bit less than 1.4bn hectares under cultivation. But using the Geographic Information System database, ......... estimated that there are some 95 countries that have more than 700m hectares of good quality land that is not being cultivated........ today’s oil production represents the equivalent of some 500m to 1bn hectares of biofuels. So the production potential of biofuels is in the same ball park as oil production today.........
Third, even if only partially used, this large potential biofuels supply will cap the price of oil because its supply is much more elastic than the supply of oil. This will cause the price of oil to be set at the marginal cost of bio-energy,.........
Fourth, the price of agricultural land will be influenced by its potential use for bio-energy. As farmers choose what crop would suit them best, they will change what they produce and hence the whole system of relative prices of agricultural produce.............
Bio-energy will make those infrastructure investments socially profitable, creating a possible stepping stone into other industries.
Can these predictions become reality?
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Thousands of new jobs created by alternative energy companies:
'Green' Jobs in the News
Blue-Green Action Alliance,said 42,688 jobs could be created in the state.....
Study says renewable energy can create 35,000 jobs in state
New alternative 'green' and 'sustainable' employment
'Green' Jobs in the News
Blue-Green Action Alliance,said 42,688 jobs could be created in the state.....
Study says renewable energy can create 35,000 jobs in state
New alternative 'green' and 'sustainable' employment
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The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)
is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy.
is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy.
Algae-to-Fuel Research Enjoys Resurgence at NREL
Renewable Energy World
….public interest is soaring after recent well-publicized algae fuel demonstrations, including airliner test flights using blends with conventional jet fuel - most recently in Houston by Continental Airlines. Some airlines and engine manufacturers hope to be using algae blends within a few years…. Today, algae fuels still are not close to being economically competitive with petroleum, according to NREL scientists. So what's changed? Record high crude oil prices, instability in the Middle East and other oil exporting regions and global warming concerns connected to increasing levels of carbon dioxide have made algae an appealing potential fuel source - again.
Renewable Energy World
….public interest is soaring after recent well-publicized algae fuel demonstrations, including airliner test flights using blends with conventional jet fuel - most recently in Houston by Continental Airlines. Some airlines and engine manufacturers hope to be using algae blends within a few years…. Today, algae fuels still are not close to being economically competitive with petroleum, according to NREL scientists. So what's changed? Record high crude oil prices, instability in the Middle East and other oil exporting regions and global warming concerns connected to increasing levels of carbon dioxide have made algae an appealing potential fuel source - again.
