Estimated attribution of the RFS Program on soybean biodiesel in the U.S. using the Bioenergy Scenario Model.

ABSTRACT: Biofuels are supported by various governmental policies in the U.S. and globally as an alternative transportation fuel for environmental, geopolitical, and economic reasons. Much debate surrounds the effectiveness of these policies as well as the overall net environmental effect of increased biofuels use. In the U.S., recent studies have shown that the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) Program, overall, may not have been the leading driver of the ethanol industry from 2005 to 2020, contrary to common perception. Similar scrutiny has not been applied to biodiesel. This study uses the Bioenergy Scenario Model, a well-vetted system dynamics model, to retrospectively apportion historical biodiesel production between the RFS Program and other potentially influential drivers, such as the economics

SUBMITTER: Miller J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11864321 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature