New York biofuel roadmap released

Biomass Magazine
April 2010
By Anna Austin
Posted April 29, 2010, at 12:39 p.m. CST

The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority has released a renewable fuel roadmap for New York that indicates there is potentially 1 million to 1.68 million acres of nonforest land that can used for bioenergy feedstock production in New York.

The 140-page document assesses the prospects for the expansion of biofuel production within the state while focusing on biomass resource availability and economic and environmental impacts. The roadmap considers 11 key issues, including stakeholder input, analysis of sustainable feedstock production in New York, feedstock transportation and logistics, life cycle analysis and public health and biofuel industry economic impacts and analysis.

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