Biofuels

NDSU offers a wealth of information on Biofuels topics.  Dr. Cole Gustafson writes regular columns on various renewable energy topics in his Biofuels Economics NDSU Biofuels column.   The Department of Agribusiness & Applied Economics has developed an Excel spreadsheet titled Producer Model for Biomass Comparison that can be used by producers to determine potential for income from biomass production on their farms. North Dakota has the opportunity to be a leading provider of biomass. To assist potential developers, NDSU developed the NDSU Biomass Inventory Project, a searchable inventory of North Dakota biomass by either geographic location or type. 

Recent publications relating to biofuels include Biodiesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel Use in Engines, Small Scale Biodiesel Fuel Production and Use also provide current information on biofuels issues.

The webinar, Agriculture and Carbon Regulations: Do We Win or Lose? gives the latest information on federal climate change legislation and the potential impacts of EPA regulation on greenhouse gases.

High Plains Biofuels Seminar Series (Recorded Webinars from the High Plains CRD/Energy Work Group)

Community Impacts of Biofuel Development: Reflections from Kansas and Iowa

Biofuels and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard 

Applying Lessons Learned to the Future of  Ethanol Production

Energy Briefs

• Economics of Sugar Beet and Cane Biofuel
• Economics of Biomass Production
• Dry Field Peas as Ethanol Feedstock
• Co-firing Coal with Biomass to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• History of Ethanol Production and Policy
• Ethanol Production - Dry versus Wet Grind Processing
• Ethanol Production - Dry Fractionation