Trésor-Economics No. 89 - A prospective study of second-generation biofuels: an analysis of their economic and environmental efficiency
Biofuels are currently the primary substitutes for fossil fuels. As the first generation of biofuels, made from food crops, have come under heavy fire in recent years, attention has turned towards second-generation biofuels, mainly biodiesel and bioethanol, which are made from various kinds of plant matter (e.g. whole plants, lignin or perennial grasses, agricultural and forestry residue). As thes... Lire la suite