Advanced biofuel technologies for large scale fuel production

October 15th, 2011 | Posted by iip in Energy - (1 Comments)

Technically, it would be possible to produce a large portion biofuel for transportation fuels using advanced biofuel technologies, suggested a review study on the current status of several advanced biofuel technologies.

The study reviews specifically advanced biofuel technology that can be grown using a small portion of the worlds land area such microalgae. Another advanced biofeul technology is grownable on arable landswithout affecting food supply or agricultural residues.

If  advanced biofuel technologies can produce large portion of transportation fuel, are there any barriers have been recognized?

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Affordable food

October 14th, 2011 | Posted by iip in Energy - (Comments Off)

I agree with argument on the development of biofuel threatening Indonesia food security. It happen mainly through land conversion. In the next decades, biofuel crops will dominate agricultural land and decreasing forest land.

Today I read a 2006 publication on agricultural land conversion. It says that the accelerating rate of conversion of agricultural lands in mainly caused by very low incentives to work in agriculture compared to industrial and service sectors. I try to link it with biofuel development. (more…)

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Study result: Efficient cooking stoves can lower energy poverty

October 11th, 2011 | Posted by iip in Energy - (Comments Off)

To reduce poverty population, some experts suggest  energy efficient stove as path in lowering household energy expenditure and limiting carbon emission. A study published by World Bank finds that some 58 percent of rural households in Bangladesh are energy poor, compared with 45 percent that are income poor.

The findings suggest that growth in electrification and adoption of efficient cooking stoves for biomass use can lower energy poverty in a climate-friendly way by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. At the same way, reducing energy poverty helps reduce income poverty as well.

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