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Bioengineering of Crops for Biofuels and Bioenergy
Ashwani Kumar
Energy Plantation Demonstration Project Center and Biotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan,
Jaipur, 302004.
India.
e-mail.
msku4@hotmail.
com
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Bioengineering of Crops for Biofuels and Bioenergy
Ashwani Kumar
Energy Plantation Demonstration Project Center and Biotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan,
Jaipur, 302004.
India.
e-mail.
msku4@hotmail.
com
Abstract
Biomass contributes a significant share of global primary energy consumption and its
importance is likely to increase in future world energy scenarios.
Current biomass use,
although not sustainable in some cases, replaces fossil fuel consumption and results in
avoided CO2 emissions, representing about 2.
7 to 8.
8 % of 1998 anthropogenic CO2
emissions.
The global biomass energy potential is large, estimated at about 104 EJ/a.
Hence,
biomass has the potential to avoid significant fossil fuel consumption, potentially between 17
and 36 % of the current level and CO2 emissions potentially between 12 and 44 % of the
1998 level.
Modern biomass energy use can contribute to controlling CO2 emissions to the
atmosphere while fostering local an
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