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Abstract
Background: This paper gives insight into whether biofuels for road transport can play an important role in a Swedish county in the year 2030, and contributes to knowledge on how to perform similar studies. Methodology: A resource-focused assessment, including feedstock from the waste sector, agricultural sector, forestry sector and aquatic environments, partially considering technological and economic constraints. Results: Two scenarios were used indicating that biofuels could cover almost 30 and 50%, respectively, of total energy demand for road transport. Conclusion: Without compromising food security, this study suggests that it is possible to significantly increase biofuel production, and to do this as an integrated part of existing society, thereby also contributing to positive societal synergies.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the Biogas Research Centre for the opportunity to further explore the findings in this study. Finally, we would like to thank the reviewers for their comments that helped to improve this article.
Financial & competing interests disclosure
The authors would like to thank Tekniska Verken AB for contributing funding for this project through the Industrial Ecology Research Program, but also with expertise that made this study more credible. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.
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