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Powering the Future: A Scientist's Guide to Energy Independence by Botkin Daniel B

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Powering the Future: A Scientist's Guide to Energy Independence by Botkin Daniel B

Author:Botkin, Daniel B. [Botkin, Daniel B.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: FT Press
Published: 2010-03-23T04:00:00+00:00


9. Biofuels

Figure 9.1 Harvest of experimental oilseed crops at Piedmont Biofuels farm, in Moncure, NC.1,2 (Photo by Debbie Roos, North Carolina Cooperative Extension)

Interest in and enthusiasm about biofuels are growing among some small farms, like the members of the Piedmont Biofuels Cooperative in North Carolina. Will biofuel agriculture be the wave of the future and prove environmentally sound and sustainable?

Key facts

• The three kinds of biofuels are crops grown to be turned into fuels; organic wastes that can be burned for energy rather than dumped as is; and firewood.



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