Journal
ENERGY POLICY
Volume 37, Issue 1, Pages 80-90Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.08.003
Keywords
Emission reduction; Greenhouse gases (GHG); Liquid biofuels
Funding
- Tekes
- Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
- Ministry of Trade and Industry
- Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT)
- MTT Agrifood Research Finland
- Pohjolan Voima Oy, Vapo Oy and Neste Oil Oyj
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One way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector is to replace fossil fuels by biofuels. However, production of biofuels also generates greenhouse gas emissions. Energy and greenhouse gas balances of transportation biofuels suitable for large-scale production in Finland have been assessed in this paper. In addition, the use of raw materials in electricity and/or heat production has been considered, The overall auxiliary energy input per energy content of fuel in biofuel production was 3-5-fold compared to that of fossil fuels. The results indicated that greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of barley-based ethanol or biodiesel from turnip rape are very probably higher compared to fossil fuels. Second generation biofuels produced using forestry residues or reed canary grass as raw materials seem to be more favourable in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, the use of raw materials in electricity and/or heat production is even more favourable. Significant uncertainties are involved in the results mainly due to the uncertainty of N(2)O emissions from fertilisation and emissions from the production of the electricity consumed or replaced. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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