Last modified: 2014-09-11
Abstract
GHG emissions with at least 35% compared to fossil fuel. Cultivation of
raw material represents a large proportion of biofuels´ GHG emissions,
however these emissions are associated with major uncertainties. The aim of
this paper is to study the uncertainty in GHG emissions for ethanol,
considering measuring uncertainty and variability in data for wheat
cultivation in Sweden. The results show that uncertainty in emissions from
cultivation is large, but when using bioenergy as a process fuel in the
ethanol production, the risk of exceeding the savings threshold is small.
However, there are many uncertainties to be considered; the Directive does
for example presently not include indirect land use change.
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