New biofuel sustainability assessment tool and greenhouse gas calculator released
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 11:30
in Earth & Climate
Various biofuels, first hailed as a way to a sustainable energy supply, have since fallen out of favor because of the overall negative impact they have on the environment, mainly due to the production of the biogenic fuels -- as they should be more aptly termed. Now researchers have developed an online tool to assess the sustainability of biofuel production.