White Papers and Other Research
- Opportunities For Emission Reduction Of Methanol From Natural Gas
- Is Energy Independence Really Possible In The United States?
- Fuels For Sustainable Development In Sub-Saharan Africa
- Is The Gasoline Gallon Equivalent An Accurate Measure Of Mileage For Ethanol And Methanol Fuel Blends?
- A Call to Action
- Long-Term Drivers of Food Prices
- Wood Bioenergy and Land Use
- Impact on Corn Prices from Reduced Biofuel Mandates
- Evolution of Alcohol Fuel Blends Towards a Sustainable Transport Energy Economy
- Effect of E85 on Tailpipe Emissions from Light-Duty Vehicles
- Imported Oil and U.S. National Security
- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Particulate Matter Air Pollution before, during, and after Pregnancy
- What Drives U.S. Gasoline Prices?
Our White Papers
Other Research
A Call to Action
J.W.G. Turner and R.J. Pearson et al, Lotus Engineering The authors of this research argue that since there isn’t enough E85 to power all the flex-fuel vehicles on the road, “the introduction of methanol (which can be made extremely simply and cheaply from natural gas) into gasoline-ethanol mixtures, can be used to create drop-in fuels […]
Evolution of Alcohol Fuel Blends Towards a Sustainable Transport Energy Economy
by J.W.G. Turner and R.J. Pearson et al, Lotus Engineering
The authors of this research argue that since there isn’t enough E85 to power all the flex-fuel vehicles on the road, “the introduction of methanol (which can be made extremely simply and cheaply from natural gas) into gasoline-ethanol mixtures, can be used to create drop-in fuels equivalent to E85 and can bring the price of an alcohol-based fuel for spark-ignition engines down to less than that of gasoline.”
Impact on Corn Prices from Reduced Biofuel Mandates
by Bruce Babcock and Wei Zhou, the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University
This paper, written by two economists, estimates what drove food-price increases from 1997-2004 and 2005-12. “It concludes that most of the price increases are accounted for by crude oil prices.”
Wood Bioenergy and Land Use
by Roger A. Sedjo, Brent Sohngen and Anne Riddle, Resources for the Future
This study challenges the <2008 findings of Princeton scholar Tim Searchinger> http://www.whrc.org/resources/publications/pdf/SearchingeretalScience08.pdf, who posited that producing biofuels from crops and forests will end up elevating greenhouse-gas emissions, not reducing them, because such plants absorb carbon dioxide, a primary GHG. Sedjo et al said their model showed that “these sources can economically produce large levels of biomass without compromising crop production, thereby mitigating the land conversion and carbon emissions effects posited by the Searchinger Hypothesis.”
Long-Term Drivers of Food Prices
by John Baffes and Allen Dennis, the World Bank
This paper, written by two economists, estimates what drove food-price increases from 1997-2004 and 2005-12. “It concludes that most of the price increases are accounted for by crude oil prices.”
Opportunities For Emission Reduction Of Methanol From Natural Gas
/in Research & Whitepapers FFF Posts earonoff, gsitty, ntaft, newleaf /by Gal Sitty and Arctic LeafThis study examined well-to-wheel emissions of flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs) running on methanol made from natural gas. New research showed that emissions from FFVs using M85 (85 percent methanol, 15 percent gasoline) dropped significantly compared with existing estimates.
Is Energy Independence Really Possible In The United States?
/in Research & Whitepapers FFF Posts earonoff, gsitty, ntaft, newleaf /by Gal Sitty and Arctic LeafThis study examines whether it’s possible for the United States to eliminate its dependence on foreign oil. We’ve concluded that energy independence is not attainable without the mass adoption of natural gas and biomass as feedstocks for transportation fuels.
Fuels For Sustainable Development In Sub-Saharan Africa
/in Research & Whitepapers FFF Posts vangelo, kmcguinness, newleaf /by Arctic LeafThis paper examines the correlation between energy consumption and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. This region uses only 2 percent of the world’s energy, yet its reliance on petroleum — for transportation, cooking, heating, agriculture and other uses — makes citizens extremely vulnerable to oil price spikes.
Is The Gasoline Gallon Equivalent An Accurate Measure Of Mileage For Ethanol And Methanol Fuel Blends?
/in Research & Whitepapers FFF Posts earonoff, ntaft, newleaf /by Arctic LeafThis study investigated whether the gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) is an accurate measure of the fuel economy of ethanol and methanol fuel blends. The blends in vehicles we tested consistently achieved better miles per gallon than estimated by the GGE.