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BIOENERGY FOR EUROPE: WHICH ONES FIT BEST?

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7.1 Country specific life cycle comparisons 121<br />

g NO 3 eq. / MJ useful energy<br />

14<br />

12<br />

10<br />

8<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

Triticale<br />

7.0 are substracted due<br />

to system expansion<br />

Hard coal<br />

RME<br />

Diesel<br />

7.14 are substracted due to<br />

system expansion<br />

SME<br />

Diesel<br />

ETBE<br />

MTBE<br />

Biofuel: Processing & Utilisation<br />

Biofuel: Agriculture part<br />

Fossil fuel life cycle<br />

Agricultural reference system<br />

Miscanthus<br />

Natural gas<br />

Straw<br />

Natural gas<br />

Generally, the biofuels have higher emission values than the corresponding fossil fuels. This is mainly<br />

due to the influence of the agricultural inputs, particularly nitrogen fertilisers. In the case of RME and<br />

SME this effect is particularly strong because of their high nitrogen fertiliser demands. The fact that<br />

ETBE has lower emission values than the vegetable oil methylesters is mainly explained by the higher<br />

productivity per hectare of sugar beet.<br />

Summer smog (photochemical ozone creation potential) – France<br />

g Ethen eq. / MJ useful energy<br />

0,5<br />

0,4<br />

0,3<br />

0,2<br />

0,1<br />

0,0<br />

Triticale<br />

0.01 are substracted due to<br />

system expansion<br />

Biofuel: Processing & Utilisation<br />

Biofuel: Agriculture part<br />

Fossil fuel life cycle<br />

Agricultural reference system<br />

Hard coal<br />

RME<br />

0.01 are substracted due to<br />

system expansion<br />

Diesel<br />

SME<br />

Diesel<br />

ETBE<br />

MTBE<br />

Miscanthus<br />

Natural gas<br />

Straw<br />

Natural gas

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