Land Use and Water Efficiency in Current and Potential Future U.S. Corn and Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol Systems (Poster)

Robin Newmark, Ethan Warner, Helena Chum, Yimin Zhang

Research output: NRELPoster

Abstract

The potential for unintended consequences of biofuels--competition for land and water--necessitates that sustainable biofuel expansion considers the complexities of resource requirements within specific context (e.g., technology, feedstock, supply chain, local resource availability).
Original languageAmerican English
PublisherNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
StatePublished - 2012

Publication series

NamePresented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 3-7 December 2012, San Francisco, California

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PO-6A20-57111

Keywords

  • biofuels
  • GHG emissions
  • land use
  • water efficiency

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