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Table 6 Effects of the different scenarios on climate change calculated using global warming potential (GWP) and the Renewable Energy Directive (GWP RED) approach and value of the net energy ratio (NER), energy efficiency (EE) and fossil fuel replacement potential (FFRP) energy balance indicators

From: Greenhouse gas performance of biochemical biodiesel production from straw: soil organic carbon changes and time-dependent climate impact

 

Base case

No excess el

Biogas for internal H&P

External el prod.

Fossil diesel

GWP (g CO2eq/MJ)b

38.5 (−52%)

37.2 (−54%)

42.4 (−47%)

53.9 (−33%)

 

GWP RED (g CO2eq/MJ)b

16.3 (−80%)

16.9 (−79%)

28.1 (−65%)

47.1 (−41%)

 

NER (MJprim/MJ)

0.33

0.34

0.59

0.80

1.19

EE (%)

41%

40%

22%

40%

 

FFRP (MJ/kg straw)

−5.81

−5.36

−2.42

−2.07

 
  1. aValues in brackets are reduction potential relative to fossil fuels