Fueling Oregon with Sustainable Biofuels
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A report by the Oregon Environmental Council, October 2007
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Executive Summary
1. Introduction
- Producing Renewable Fuels Sustainably
2. Overview of Biofuel Technologies
- First-Generation Biofuels
- Second-Generation Biofuels
3. Key Environmental Concerns for Biofuels
- Net Energy
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Air Quality
- Tailpipe Emissions
- Biodiesel
- Ethanol
- Biofuel Refinery Emissions
- Water Quality
- Agricultural impacts on water quality
- Water Use
- Ethanol refinery water use
- Biodiesel refinery water use
- Soil Erosion
- Forest Health
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conversion
4. Social Sustainability
5. Biofuel Refinery Designs and Impacts
- Ethanol Plants
- Overview
- Natural gas-fired ethanol plants
- Coal-fired ethanol plants
- Biomass-powered ethanol plants
- Biogas and integrated feedlots
- Biodiesel Refinery Designs
6. Biofuel Feedstocks in Oregon
- Biodiesel Feedstocks in Oregon
- Soybeans
- Brassica oilseeds
- Waste oils and fats
- First-Generation Ethanol Feedstocks in Oregon
- Corn
- Wheat
- Sugar beets
- Potatoes
- Whey and other agricultural byproducts
- Second-Generation Biofuel Feedstocks in Oregon
- Dedicated energy crops
- Hybrid poplar
- Agricultural residues
- Wheat residues
- Grass seed residues
- Woody biomass
- Forest thinnings, slash and residues
- Wood residues/waste
- Algae
- Summary Matrix of Oregon Biofuel Feedstocks
Matrix of Biofuel Feedstocks in Oregon
7. Other Uses for Biomass
- Biogas
- Biomass Electricity
- Bio-products
8. Conclusion
- Principles for Making Renewable Fuels Sustainable
- Policy Models
Appendix 1: Policy Models
Glossary
End notes [PDF]
Executive Summary
1. Introduction
- Producing Renewable Fuels Sustainably
2. Overview of Biofuel Technologies
- First-Generation Biofuels
- Second-Generation Biofuels
3. Key Environmental Concerns for Biofuels
- Net Energy
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Air Quality
- Tailpipe Emissions
- Biodiesel
- Ethanol
- Biofuel Refinery Emissions
- Water Quality
- Agricultural impacts on water quality
- Water Use
- Ethanol refinery water use
- Biodiesel refinery water use
- Soil Erosion
- Forest Health
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conversion
4. Social Sustainability
5. Biofuel Refinery Designs and Impacts
- Ethanol Plants
- Overview
- Natural gas-fired ethanol plants
- Coal-fired ethanol plants
- Biomass-powered ethanol plants
- Biogas and integrated feedlots
- Biodiesel Refinery Designs
6. Biofuel Feedstocks in Oregon
- Biodiesel Feedstocks in Oregon
- Soybeans
- Brassica oilseeds
- Waste oils and fats
- First-Generation Ethanol Feedstocks in Oregon
- Corn
- Wheat
- Sugar beets
- Potatoes
- Whey and other agricultural byproducts
- Second-Generation Biofuel Feedstocks in Oregon
- Dedicated energy crops
- Hybrid poplar
- Agricultural residues
- Wheat residues
- Grass seed residues
- Woody biomass
- Forest thinnings, slash and residues
- Wood residues/waste
- Algae
- Summary Matrix of Oregon Biofuel Feedstocks
Matrix of Biofuel Feedstocks in Oregon
7. Other Uses for Biomass
- Biogas
- Biomass Electricity
- Bio-products
8. Conclusion
- Principles for Making Renewable Fuels Sustainable
- Policy Models
Appendix 1: Policy Models
Glossary
End notes [PDF]
