Gasohol

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5199440

The Office of Technology Assessment is currently preparing an assessment of energy from biological processes. In the course of this study we have carried out an extensive analysis of alcohol fuels from agricultural products. This technical memorandum presents these findings in response to congressional interest in synthetic fuels. The purpose of the memorandum is to illuminate the technical and non-technical issues surrounding the development of gasohol. It discusses the resource base, production technologies, and economics of gasohol, and its use as a transportation fuel. The report also contains a discussion of the environmental problems and benefits of producing and using gasohol, and the social and institutional issues about using agricultural products for energy. While the memorandum does not present an analysis of policy issues, it does provide estimates of how much gasohol can be used at what cost, and the long-term prospects for ethanol production. All are important to the current congressional debate over development of a gasohol policy. The final report on energy from biological processes is scheduled for delivery to Congress in January 1980 and will contain an analysis of policy options about gasohol as well as other bioenergy technologies such as wood and methanol production.

• Research Organization: Office of Technology Assessment (U.S. Congress), Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 5199440
• Report Number(s): OTA-TM-E-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALCOHOLS
AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY ANALYSIS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ETHANOL
FUEL ECONOMY
FUELS
GASOHOL
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LIQUID FUELS
NET ENERGY
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
PRODUCTION
SOCIAL IMPACT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT