par Achten, Wouter 
;Almeida, Joana;Fobelets, V.a;Bolle, E.a;Mathijs, E.d;Singh, V.P.b;Tewari, D.N.e;Verchot, L.V.e;Muys, Bart
Référence Applied Energy, 87, 12, page (3652-3660)
Publication Publié, 2010
;Almeida, Joana;Fobelets, V.a;Bolle, E.a;Mathijs, E.d;Singh, V.P.b;Tewari, D.N.e;Verchot, L.V.e;Muys, BartRéférence Applied Energy, 87, 12, page (3652-3660)
Publication Publié, 2010
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | Since 2003 India has been actively promoting the cultivation of Jatropha on unproductive and degraded lands (wastelands) for the production of biodiesel suitable as transportation fuel. In this paper the life cycle energy balance, global warming potential, acidification potential, eutrophication potential and land use impact on ecosystem quality is evaluated for a small scale, low-input Jatropha biodiesel system established on wasteland in rural India. In addition to the life cycle assessment of the case at hand, the environmental performance of the same system expanded with a biogas installation digesting seed cake was quantified. The environmental impacts were compared to the life cycle impacts of a fossil fuel reference system delivering the same amount of products and functions as the Jatropha biodiesel system under research. The results show that the production and use of Jatropha biodiesel triggers an 82% decrease in non-renewable energy requirement (Net Energy Ratio, NER |
