A Global Comparison of National Biodiesel Production Potentials
2007
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This study presents a consistent, national-level evaluation of potential biodiesel volumes and prices, replicated across 226 countries, territories, and protectorates.Utilizing all commercially exported lipid feedstocks from existing agricultural lands, we compare the upper-limit potential for expanded biodiesel production in terms of absolute biodiesel volumes, profitable potential from biodiesel exports, and potential from expanded vegetable oil production through agricultural yield increases. Country findings are compared across a variety of economic, energy,andenvironmentalmetrics.Our results showanupperlimit worldwide volume potential of 51 billion liters from 119 countries; 47 billion of which could be produced profitably at todays import prices. Also significant production gains are possible through increasing agricultural yields: a 12-fold increase over existing potential, primarily hinging on better management of tropical oilseed varietals. [Abstract]
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