The first of four interlinked BIOenergy Blogs, this one covers mostly agriculture and forestry feedstock issues - which are used, how they're transported, and what new processes are being developed. The other three related blogs are the BIOconversion Blog, the BIOoutput Blog, and the BIOwaste Blog.

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Are Marginal Farmlands the Key to Sustainable Bioenergy?

Posted on July 11, 2008

There are many aspects that need to be considered when comparing the sustainability of different feedstock. We are all familiar with the feed vs. fuel debate. Then concern arose about land use change - deforesting to create land for growing biofuel feedstock. Ideally, the highest yielding, most sustainable energy crops would be grown on available land not already being used for any other purpose....

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