Sustainability impacts of first-generation biofuels

Gasparatos, Alexandros; Stromberg, Per M.; Takeuchi, Kazuhiko

doi:10.2527/af.2013-0011

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“…Furthermore, reduction in water and soil quality due to intensive use of fertilizers and agrochemicals has also been linked to the increased biofuel production, in particular to the expansion of sugarcane ethanol in Brazil and palm oil biodiesel in South-East Asia (Gasparatos et al 2013). Therefore, increased biofuel production also reduces water availability to food production and adds more pressure on water resources in countries facing increased risk of water scarcity such as India (OECD-FAO 2011).…”

Section: First-generation Feedstocks: Disadvantagesmentioning

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“…Although the first-generation biofuels have been commercialized worldwide with mature technologies and markets, its sustainability has been questioned based on the competition with food crops and the effects on the environment and climate change (Gasparatos et al 2013). Biofuel use represents an increasingly important share of global cereal, sugar and vegetable oil production.…”

Section: First-generation Feedstocks: Disadvantagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Energy Sustainability by Biomass

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Singh

Siddiqui

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Energy Sustainability Through Green Energy

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With rapidly growing energy demand and concerns over energy security and environment, researchers worldwide are exploring hard to deploy renewable energy sources. Development of economical biofuel at sufficiently large scale may provide major breakthrough in this direction, with strong impact on sustainability. More importantly, environmental benefits may also be achieved by the utilization of renewable biomass resources, which could help the biosphere in longer time. This chapter reviews the availability and bioenergy potentials of the current biomass feedstock. These include the following: (i) food crops such as sugarcane, corn and vegetable oils, classified as the first-generation feedstocks, and environmental and socio-economic barriers limiting its use; (ii) second-generation feedstocks involving lignocellulosic biomass derived from agricultural and forestry residues and municipal waste followed by constraints for their full commercial deployment. Key technical challenges and opportunities of the lignocellulosic biomassto-bioenergy production are discussed in comparison with the first-generation technologies. (iii) The potential of the emerging third-generation biofuel from algal biomass is also reviewed.

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Section: First-generation Feedstocks: Disadvantagesmentioning

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Energy Sustainability by Biomass

Shukla

Singh

Siddiqui

et al. 2015

Energy Sustainability Through Green Energy

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“…This involved an examination of publications on how those countries have managed to gain ethanol fuel acceptance in their respective countries. The researchers reviewed cases from Japan (the major suppliers of used cars to Zimbabwe), U.S.A, Brazil and China, who are on the lead regarding the adoption of blended fuels, some even using up to E85 (Gasparatos et al, 2013). The information gathered from the reviews, together with data collected from phases 1,2 and 3, was analysed and used to establish a way forward (roadmap) for the Zimbabwe's situation.…”

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Managing Consumer Mythology: The Green Consumption of E10 Fuel

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Derera

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“…For example, in Malaysia, where there are a lot of cultivated areas of oil palm trees and there is a high potential for producing palm biodiesel, if the production of biodiesel were implemented very effectively, it would have a positive impact on the economy in many ways [36]. However, while deciding to use the produce from the oil palm tree for biodiesel production, the policy makers should take into consideration the suitability as regards food security, environment, and critical social needs [18,37].…”

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Relationship between Exchange Rates, Palm Oil Prices, and Crude Oil Prices: A Vine Copula Based GARCH Approach

Kiatmanaroch

Sriboonchitta

2014

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

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Abstract. The dollar is the leading international currency, and it is used widely in the majority of international financial transactions. The various food products that comprise agricultural commodities, as also crude oil, have been using the dollar exchange rate for international trade. Over the past several years, the changes in the dollar exchange rate have shown more volatility in addition to a depreciation trend, which has had an influence on the prices of those commodities. We analyzed the relationship between the dollar exchange rates and the prices of two commodities, palm oil and crude oil, by using the GARCH(1,1) model to examine the volatility of the exchange rates and the future prices 1-Pos. of the prices of both the commodities. The vine copula model is used to analyze the dependence structure between their marginal distributions. The data analyses were based on the daily observations from

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Sustainability impacts of first-generation biofuels

Cited by 94 publications

References 97 publications

Energy Sustainability by Biomass

Energy Sustainability by Biomass

Managing Consumer Mythology: The Green Consumption of E10 Fuel

Relationship between Exchange Rates, Palm Oil Prices, and Crude Oil Prices: A Vine Copula Based GARCH Approach

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