biofuel: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
A thorough overview and assessment of biofuel in the transportation sector is presented in Worldwatch Institute, Biofuels for Transport: Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Energy and Agriculture (2007). In addition, this work includes sections on current and emerging technologies, economic and social issues, environmental issues, and policy recommendations.
Works that consider the environmental costs and benefits of biofuels include International Energy Agency, Biofuels for Transport: An International Perspective (2004), an economic assessment that compares production and delivery costs of biofuels relative to other fuels (such as gasoline or diesel) and describes the potential for greenhouse gas reductions; A.E. Farrell et al., “Ethanol Can Contribute to Energy and Environmental Goals,” Science, 311(5760):506–508 (Jan. 27, 2006), a review of the greenhouse gas implications of corn-based ethanol; and R.L. Naylor et al., “The Ripple Effect: Biofuels, Food Security, and the Environment,” Environment, 49(9):30–43 (November 2007), an overview of biofuel from the perspective of sustainable development and food security.
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
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Noelle Eckley Selin
Associate Professor of Engineering Systems and Atmospheric Chemistry, Engineering Systems Division and Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Clarence Lehman
Adjunct Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Biofuels Impact on Air, Atmosphere, and Health. | Nov 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry - Energy and Environmental Science - The role of biofuels in the future energy supply. | Sep 05, 2026 | ||
| Added a timeline of milestones in biofuel history. Modernized language throughout. | Jun 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Microbiology - Biofuel production: an odyssey from metabolic engineering to fermentation scale-up. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CellPress - Current Biology - Biofuels. | Mar 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Environmental, economic, and energetic costs and benefits of biodiesel and ethanol biofuels. | Nov 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC - Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts - Biofuel production: exploring renewable energy solutions for a greener future. | Dec 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Proceedings A - Environmental sustainability of biofuels: a review. | Sep 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Energy Information Administration - Biofuels Explained. | May 30, 2024 | ||
| Added a list of types of renewable energy. | Apr 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Energy Education - Biofuel. | Feb 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Michigan - Center for Sustainable Systems - Biofuels Factsheet. | Aug 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Biofuels Impact on Air, Atmosphere, and Health. | Apr 04, 2023 | ||
| Added cross-reference. | Mar 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Biofuel. | Feb 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Biofuel. | Dec 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Environmental Protection Agency - Economics of Biofuels. | Oct 15, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Energy.gov - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - Biofuel Basics. | Sep 15, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Investopedia - Biofuel. | Mar 26, 2020 | ||
| Added images of algal biofuel research. | May 11, 2018 | ||
| Added information on algal biofuels and cellulosic ethanol. | May 11, 2018 | ||
| Added video. | Apr 16, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Mar 20, 2015 | ||
| Added image of workers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory biofuels testing centre. | Feb 03, 2011 | ||
| handled for the cross-ref removal 12 - 19 clusters | Apr 09, 2010 | ||
| Four new photos describing biofuels and their production processes added. | Dec 04, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Environment - Biofuel. | Apr 19, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 17, 2009 | ||
| New article added. | Oct 02, 2008 |