BIOENERGY FOR EUROPE: WHICH ONES FIT BEST?
BIOENERGY FOR EUROPE: WHICH ONES FIT BEST?
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