7 September 2009

Special issue: The future of biofuels and national energy strategy: a US perspective

International Journal of Biotechnology 11(1/2) 2009

Papers from a conference held at the Joyce Foundation in Chicago, USA in September, 2008
  • Opportunities and challenges of transitioning to sustainable next-generation transportation biofuels
  • Effects of biofuels vs. other new vehicle technologies on air pollution, global warming, land use and water
  • Nitrous oxide's impact on net greenhouse gas savings from biofuels: life-cycle analysis comparison
  • Current and future ethanol production technologies: costs of production and Rates of Return on invested capital
  • State and federal subsidies to biofuels: magnitude and options for redirection
  • Likely impacts of biofuel expansion on Midwest land and water resources
  • US and international policies affecting liquid biofuels' expansion and profitability

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