Empirical Evidence for the Potential Climate Benefits of Decarbonizing Light Vehicle Transport in the U.S. with Bioenergy from Purpose-Grown Biomass with and without BECCS
Ilya Gelfand, Stephen K. Hamilton, Alexandra Kravchenko, Randall D. Jackson, Kurt D. Thelen, G. Philip Robertson
Abstract
in the U.S. In the future, as other renewable electricity sources become more important, electricity production from biomass would offset less fossil fuel electricity, and the advantage of electric over ethanol vehicles would decrease proportionately.
Topics & Concepts
BioenergyEnvironmental scienceGreenhouse gasCorn stoverMiscanthusCellulosic ethanolBio-energy with carbon capture and storageBiomass (ecology)Carbon sequestrationBiofuelFossil fuelClimate change mitigationAgronomyEcologyCarbon dioxideWaste managementEngineeringBiologyChemical engineeringCelluloseBiofuel production and bioconversionBioenergy crop production and managementAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production