Environmental Impacts of Production of Biodiesel and Its Use in Transportation Sector

Chauhan, Sippy K.; Shukla, Anuradha

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“…The quest for the alternative energy sources always is the need of the globe to sustain and formulates green policies. The biofuels somehow a convenient solution to preserve environment and substitute of high petroleum; however, biofuel energy should be evaluated with some cautions, as it is so far highly environmental friendly energy sources across the globe (Chauhan & Shukla, 2011). Biodiesel fuel is the only option to serve healthy nation and fulfill the requirements of Clean Air Act of 1990, as the particulate emissions associated with the biodiesel fuels is lowering around more than 50% with fossil source diesel.…”

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Utilizing biofuels for sustainable development in the panel of 17 developed and developing countries

Öztürk

2015

GCB Bioenergy

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This study investigates the dynamic linkages between biofuels production and sustainable indicators in the panel of 17 developed and developing countries, over the period of 2000-2012. The study emphasized the role of biofuels production in the sustainable development of the region. For this purpose, the study utilized four main sustainable indicators including carbon dioxide emissions, energy intensity, renewable energy generation, and total population that have a significant impact on the biofuels production. The study used dynamic heterogeneous panel econometric technique -Generalized Method of Moments and found that carbon dioxide emissions increase along with the increase in biofuels production. Therefore, the caution should be applied when burning the biofuels during the production process. In addition, renewable electricity generation also increases the biofuels production in the region. The results of robust least square regression confirmed that all of the sustainable indicators have a significant association with the biofuels production, as total primary energy consumption increases the biofuels production, while total population significantly decreases the biofuels production in the region. The results derived to the conclusion that for sustainable development in the region, the policymakers should have to formulate carbon free policies that coupled with the renewable energy sources for emphasizing the life cycle of bioenergy during the production process.

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Utilizing biofuels for sustainable development in the panel of 17 developed and developing countries

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2015

GCB Bioenergy

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“…Although there is much emphasis on electric cars, the fossil fuel consumption rate of the transportation sector is still very high. In 2019, the transportation sector in the USA accounts for approximately 30% and 70% of its energy need and petroleum consumption (Chauhan and Shukla 2011). Biodiesel has the potency of lessening the energy crisis in the transport sector as it is readily available, environmentally friendly, can be used in its unrefined state, and have the ability to increase the performance of vehicle due to its lubricity.…”

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The potential of biodiesel in mitigating the energy crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa energy sectors

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2021

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As a result of the damaging effects they have on the climate, recent campaigns against fossil fuels, constantly emphasize the need to completely eliminate their use. To this effect, is a pressing need to source for other sources of energy that have the ability to decrease the level of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. These alternatives have to be easily accessible and should contribute to the industrial expansion of developing regions, especially Sub-saharan Africa. Poor access to electricity is a major challenge that contributes to the retarded state of development of some countries in Sub-saharan Africa, and renewable energy alternatives, such as biofuels, can perfectly solve this oddity. Biofuels possess unique attributes that can help the world attain a state of energy security and energy balance. The depletion of fossil fuels and other factors like technological advancement and current industrial expansion occurring in most countries in Sub-saharan Africa poses a threat to the availability of energy in the region and it is a major setback to the achievement of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal 7. Narrowing down to the use of biodiesels, implementing their use can save the continent from a lot of damage and build up a more sustainable energy sector. Massive deployment of Biodiesels into the energy sector of Sub-saharan Africa will not only ease the difficulty in accessing energy, it will also boost the agricultural sector and economy of the countries that constitute the region. This paper reviews the current state of biodiesel in the African sub-saharan region.

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Role of Energy at Climate-Resilient Societies

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2021

The Palgrave Handbook of Climate Resilient Societies

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Environmental Impacts of Production of Biodiesel and Its Use in Transportation Sector

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

Utilizing biofuels for sustainable development in the panel of 17 developed and developing countries

Utilizing biofuels for sustainable development in the panel of 17 developed and developing countries

The potential of biodiesel in mitigating the energy crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa energy sectors

Role of Energy at Climate-Resilient Societies

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