Life Cycle Assessment of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: Ethanol - Global Warming Potential and Environmental Emissions

Garvin A. Heath; David D. Hsu; Daniel Inman; Andy Aden; Margaret K. Mann

doi:10.1115/ES2009-90037

Life Cycle Assessment of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: Ethanol - Global Warming Potential and Environmental Emissions

Garvin A. Heath, David D. Hsu, Daniel Inman, Andy Aden, Margaret K. Mann

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to use life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate the global warming potential (GWP), water use, and net energy value (NEV) associated with the EISA-mandated 16 bgy cellulosic biofuels target, which is assumed in this study to be met by cellulosic-based ethanol, and the EISA-mandated 15 bgy conventional corn ethanol target. Specifically, this study compares, on aper-kilometer-driven basis, the GWP, water use, and NEV for the year 2022 for several biomass feedstocks.

Original language	American English
Pages	857-861
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2009-90037
State	Published - 2009
Event	ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES2009 - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 19 Jul 2009 → 23 Jul 2009

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Conference	ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	19/07/09 → 23/07/09

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NREL/CP-6A2-45805

Keywords

biofuels
DISA
Energy Independence and Security Act
ethanol
global warming potential
greenhouse gases (GHG)
life-cycle assessment
transportation

UN SDGs

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Heath, G. A., Hsu, D. D., Inman, D., Aden, A., & Mann, M. K. (2009). Life Cycle Assessment of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: Ethanol - Global Warming Potential and Environmental Emissions. 857-861. Paper presented at ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES2009, San Francisco, CA, United States. https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2009-90037

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Heath, GA , Hsu, DD , Inman, D, Aden, A & Mann, MK 2009, 'Life Cycle Assessment of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: Ethanol - Global Warming Potential and Environmental Emissions', Paper presented at ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES2009, San Francisco, CA, United States, 19/07/09 - 23/07/09 pp. 857-861. https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2009-90037

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2009. 857-861 Paper presented at ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES2009, San Francisco, CA, United States.

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