Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
Open Access
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
Roxana J Javid and Mahmoud Salari
Texas Tech University, USA
Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Fundam Renewable Energy Appl
This study investigated the impacts of biodiesel produced from oilseeds on global CO2 emissions as well as the United States oilseeds area harvested and yields. Oilseeds mainly include soybean, maize, sunflower seed, rapeseeds and sugarcane. Three scenarios were defined: First scenario evaluated the effect of percent changes in the US biodiesel production by 2011 based on 2001. The second one addressed the same impacts when both the US and the EU produce biodiesel and the third one reported historical changes in US biodiesel production. GATP-BIO model was utilized to develop the scenarios and analyze the results. The model divided each country�s land endowment into 18 Argo Ecological Zones (AEZs) and the whole world into 18 trading regions and 21 industries. Findings showed that as a result of the US and the EU biodiesel production, CO2 emissions were decreased in the US and the EU. Additionally the world�s total CO2 emissions were reduced by 0.13% mainly due to reduction in household diesel consumption. It was found that considering AEZs is critical for the economic and land coverage analysis. Finally, the US tax credit policy was found to be efficient in biodiesel productions.
Email: roxana.javid@ttu.edu