Top Benefits of Next Generation Biofuels

The development of next generation biofuels is something that investors are hoping will be able to meet the worlds energy challenges, one of these sources could be photosynthetic algae, which has been found to be compatible with diesel fuels that will improve energy efficiency while reducing green house gas emissions algae-based fuels a strong contender in alternative renewable fuel sources.

What are the benefits to using Biofuels? 

Energy independence requires the use of more biofuels in vehicles and with the development of cellulosic ethanol being produced to replace corn ethanol and leads many to prefer the manufacturing of biomass instead simply because biogasoline technology can be used to make hydrogen, biodiesel and bio jet fuel. What do you think many venture capitalist will think when they invest 100 million into a company that can produce crude oil directly from sunlight, CO2 and photosynthetic microorganisms such as has been mentioned algae?

Well as you are probably aware what it does for the industry is provides many environmental benefits such as eliminating the need for using food crops and valuable farmland, not to mention the conservation of water.

If you are wondering what makes new generation biofuels different then you will want to continue reading Scientists are creating cellulosic ethanol from corn stover and other biomass such as switchgrass, woodchips, and miscanthus.

Many are familiar with most renewable energy because it uses natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, solar power, wind power, hydroelectricity/micro hydro, biomass and biofuels for transportation.Today we are talking about biofuels and what is being done to eliminate the rising cost of gas and fossil fuels, which has had a negative effect on the environment.

Economics plays a big role in how bioproducts and biorefining is used, with grain prices rising and the competition between food and feed crops, second generation biofuels will be utilizing lignocellulosic crops such as switchgrass, straw, grass and wood, will replace traditional methods opening up opportunity for companies who want to make a name for themselves in this growing field. So it stands that biochemical and thermochemical approaches to biofuels will be the biggest benefit over grain ethanol plants.

Biofuels expert Jason Hill, talks about the second generation of biofuels and the potential they hold for the future of renewable energy and how it will effect bio policy makers on the State and federal level, due to the great benefits found from these alternative fuels.

According to Oxford Analytica the benefits of biofuels goes beyond just the environment it also will have a influence on security of supply, climate change targets, import substitution and new exports.

As you are probably well aware ethanol is made using a plant feedstock such as corn, beetroot, sugar beet or sugar cane and fermenting it and it also can be used directly in pure ethanol-fired cars or be blended with gasoline at the pump to make gasohol, when it comes to biodiesel it is made by combining raw vegetable oil with methanol to make a vegetable oil methyl ester and why its so popular is because it can be used directly as fuel or blended with petroleum diesel.

It has been stated that biofuels in most countries can be grown and processed domestically, providing an almost zero risk source of supply simply because biofuels are cleaner than traditional fuels. In addition, biofuels are renewable and consume carbon dioxide as they are grown, offsetting that produced when burnt as fuel as many countries are dependent on refined oil products have stimulated domestic biofuel production as a means of reducing rising oil import bills.

After all information has been read it leads to the conclusion that biofuels bring energy and agricultural markets into direct competition which may serve to keep biofuel production costs high, therefore leading to a possible policy trade-off between agricultural subsidies and biofuel incentives