Argonne National Laboratory
CARBON DIOXIDE/ NET ENERGY
Cellulosic biofuels from dedicated energy crops offer the opportunity to make significant reductions in C02 emissions.
First, these crops are nearly carbon-neutral. That means burning the fuel made from them does not add any more C02 to the air than was taken out of the air in their production.
Also, the plants store more carbon in the soil than other crops, reducing total greenhouse gases.
Drivers can reduce greenhouse gases
by 64% per mile
Every mile you drive with ethanol-blended gasoline reduces your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to the U.S. Department of Energy's Center for Transportation Research, E85 fuel (85% ethanol blend) made from cellulosic biomass offers the greatest reductions.
How much energy is required to produce ethanol?
Recent studies show that ethanol derived from cellulosic biomass provides almost ten times more energy than the ethanol derived from corn per unit of fossil energy used.
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