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Prof Martin Tangney Director Biofuel Research Centre

Prof Martin Tangney Director Biofuel Research Centre. Global warming…. …CO 2 emissions. Save the planet…. BIOFUEL???. Biofuels and the carbon cycle. CO 2. carbon removed from atmosphere (photosynthesis). C. in plant. C. C. Use in vehicle. in fuel molecules. C. C.

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Prof Martin Tangney Director Biofuel Research Centre

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  1. Prof Martin Tangney Director Biofuel Research Centre

  2. Global warming… …CO2 emissions Save the planet… BIOFUEL???

  3. Biofuels and the carbon cycle CO2 carbon removed from atmosphere (photosynthesis) C in plant C C Use in vehicle in fuel molecules C C in fuel molecules Fossil fuel CO2

  4. 1860’s - the father of the internal combustion engine, Nikolaus Otto, developed an ethanol fuelled engine

  5. Diesel engine first ran on peanut oil

  6. vision to “build a vehicle affordable to the working family and powered by a fuel that would boost the rural farm economy”

  7. Biofuel The EU has directed that biofuels should account for 10% of total fuel sales by 2020 “RTFO obliges suppliers in the UK of fossil fuel for road transport to produce evidence showing that a specified proportion of fuel supplied is renewable fuel.” The target is 5% by 2013

  8. Biofuel First generation biofuels • biodiesel (oil crops) • bioethanol (food crops) food to fuel debate

  9. Biofuels and the carbon cycle C C C External energy & emissions for production External energy & emissions for distribution External energy & emissions for farming CO2 CO2 C Displacement of food crops Fossil Energy Inputs

  10. "By 2022, we will more than double the amount of biofuels we produce to 36 billion gallons, which will decrease our dependence on foreign oil by hundreds of millions of barrels per year," Obama said. "By 2022, we will more than double the amount of biofuels we produce to 36 billion gallons, which will decrease our dependence on foreign oil by hundreds of millions of barrels per year," Obama said. "By 2022, we will more than double the amount of biofuels we produce which will decrease our dependence on foreign oil by hundreds of millions of barrels per year" Barack Obama Washington, February 3, 2010.

  11. C C C CO2 emissions CO2 CO2 Energy Security C OIL dependence

  12. 10th December 2007

  13. Research Biofuel ResearchCentre Education Industry Government

  14. Research Education Industry Biofuel Research Centre Government Mission Statement The Biofuel Research Centre was established to serve as an internationally recognised portal of high quality integrated second generation biofuel research and knowledge transfer to inform Government, industry and public opinion Activities Research – Communication - Business

  15. Brazil Biofuel Industry Bioethanol From Sugarcane

  16. Processing of sugarcane

  17. Sugar production

  18. Ethanol production

  19. Electricity generation

  20. Petrolisnowthealternative fuel in Brazil PETROL ETHANOL Source: ANP & ÚNICA for Brazil Ethanol: anhydrous and hydrous

  21. Bio-refinery BIOMASS FOOD - FUEL - POWER

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