{"id":818,"date":"2020-11-01T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rdcenvironment.be\/?p=818"},"modified":"2024-01-04T15:53:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:53:29","slug":"biofuels-impacts-economic-environmental-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rdcenvironment.be\/en\/news\/biofuels-impacts-economic-environmental-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Biofuels Impacts: Economic & Environmental Analysis of Biomass-Based Fuels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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RDC Environment evaluated the economic, environmental and social impacts of different types of advanced biofuels.<\/em><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Social Impact of Biofuels\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Demand for advanced or second generation biofuels, which are mainly based on biomass residues, is growing. However, some residues already hplay a role in economy.<\/p>\n

As a result,\u00a0OVAM<\/a>\u00a0(Public Waste Management Agency of Flanders) wanted to be able to take a stance on the relevance for society to use biomass residues for biofuels.<\/p>\n

OVAM therefore commissioned RDC Environment to examine the suitability of using residual biomass streams for biofuels, based on a\u00a0life-cycle analysis<\/strong>\u00a0and a\u00a0socio-economic analysis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A Methodological Development\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

An appropriate evaluation framework was first developed: the relevant indicators for evaluating environmental impacts were determined, as well as the methodology for assigning weighting to each indicator and taking into account other societal impacts.<\/p>\n

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Biofuels<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The evaluation framework was then applied to\u00a04 waste streams<\/strong>\u00a0as case studies:<\/p>\n

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  1. corn residues (stalks, husks);<\/li>\n
  2. logging residues;<\/li>\n
  3. the woody fraction of green waste;<\/li>\n
  4. post-consumer wood waste (A-wood).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The\u00a03 biofuel production processes<\/strong>\u00a0that have been studied are:<\/p>\n