Ethanol & The Environment
Ethanol: The Complete Energy Lifecycle Picture
U.S. Department of Energy
March 2007 – View PDF
Updated Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Results of Fuel Ethanol
Wang, M., U.S. DOE-Argonne National Laboratory
September 26-28, 2005 – View PDF
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Transportation
Greene, D.L., U.S. DOE-Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Schafer, A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
May 2003 – View PDF
The Energy Balance of Corn Ethanol: An Update
Shapouri, H., USDA, Duffield, J.A., USDA, & Wang, M., U.S. DOE-Argonne National Laboratory
July 2002 – View PDF
Allocation Procedure in Ethanol Production System from Corn Grain
Kim, S., and Dale, B.E., Michigan State University
May 7, 2002 – View PDF
A Rebuttal to “Ethanol Fuels: Energy, Economics and Environmental Impacts” by D. Pimentel
Graboski, M.S., Colorado School of Mines, and McClelland, J., National Corn Growers Association
April 2002 – View PDF
Volume 1: Well-to-Wheel Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Advanced Fuel/Vehicle Systems – North American Analysis – Executive Summary Report
General Motors Corp., U.S. DOE-Argonne National Laboratory, BP, ExxonMobil, and Shell
June 2001 – View PDF
Effects of Fuel Ethanol Use on Fuel-Cycle Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Wang, M., Saricks, C., & Santini, D., U.S. DOE-Argonne National Laboratory
January 1999 – View PDF
Fuel-Cycle Fossil Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Fuel Ethanol Produced from U.S. Midwest Corn
Wang, M., Saricks, C., & Wu, M., U.S. DOE-Argonne National Laboratory
December 1, 1997 – View PDF
How Much Energy Does it Take to Make a Gallon of Ethanol?
Lorenz, D., and Morris, D., Institute for Local Self-Reliance
August 1995 – View PDF
Estimating the Net Energy Balance of Corn-Ethanol
Shapouri, H., Duffield, J.A., & Graboski, M.S., , U.S. Department of Agriculture
July 1995 – View PDF
Human Health & Air Quality
Regulated and Unregulated Exhaust Emissions Comparison for Three Tier II Non-Road Diesel Engines Operating on Ethanol-Diesel Blends
Merritt, P.M., Southwest Research Institute, Ulmet, V., Southwest Research Institute, McCormick, R.L., U.S. DOE-National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Mitchell, W.E., WM Consulting, Inc., & Baumgard, K.J., John Deere Power Systems
May 2005 – View PDF
Ethanol – Its Use in Gasoline: Expected Impacts and Comments of Expert Reviewers
Armstrong, S.R., Cambridge Environmental, Inc.
April 5, 2000 – View PDF
The Fate and Transport of Ethanol-Blended Gasoline in the Environment: A Literature Review and Transport Modeling
Ulrich, G., Surbec-Art Environmental, LLC
October 27, 1999 – View PDF
Regression Modeling of Oxyfuel Effects on Ambient CO Concentrations
Whitten, G.Z., Cohen, J.P., & Kuklin, A.M., Systems Applications International, Inc.
January 8, 1997 – View PDF
Sustainability
Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply
Perlack, R.D., et al., U.S. DOE-Oak Ridge National Laboratory and U.S. Department of Agriculture
April 2005 – View PDF
