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Article
Production and Consumption of Biodiesel and Ethanol: A Comparison, from 2000 to 2010
Author(s)
Roberto Guimarães Pereira1 and Valdir de Jesus Lameira2
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6221/2013.10.007
Affiliation(s)
1. Fluminense Federal University, TEM/PGMEC/MSG/PGEB, Rua Passo da Pátria 156, CEP 24210-240, Niterói-RJ, Brazil 2. Researcher at Energy Economics,INESC Coimbra, Rua Antero de Quental, 199, Coimbra 3000-033, Portugal
ABSTRACT
The present work, an investigation concerning the biofuels production and consumption, from 2000 to 2010, of different regions: Asia and Oceania; Central and South America; European Union and North America. The Brazilian case is also studied. In all regions studied, the production and consumption grows significantly in this period. The production is local and adapts to agricultural inputs available for production, being an activity related to regional development. It is also observed that Europe has greater production and consumption of biodiesel, while Brazil and the U.S. have higher production and consumption of ethanol. It is also presented the top 5 countries in the world in biodiesel and ethanol production and consumption, from 2000 to 2010. Furthermore, biofuels increased their relevance in energy matrices around the world.
KEYWORDS
Biofuels, biodiesel, ethanol, production, consumption.
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