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DTSTART:20121113T180500Z
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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
SUMMARY:Role of biofuels in meeting our future energy demands\, Chaos 
 & Complex Systems Seminar\, Natalie Hunt\, UW Department of Forest Eco
 logy and Management
DESCRIPTION:The Renewable Fuels Standards (RFS) set out in the 2007 En
 ergy Independence and Security Act call for an increase in the use of 
 renewable transportation fuels to 36 billion gallons per year by the y
 ear 2022.  In order to meet these standards\, there will be increased 
 demand for cellulosic feedstocks such as agricultural residues and ded
 icated bioenergy crops.  This could result in increased production int
 ensity on existing cropland or expansion of production into environmen
 tally sensitive lands\, which will impact soil carbon and nutrient con
 tent of agricultural soils. 
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\nSome of the major questions surroun
 ding biofuels feedstock production include what the long-term impacts 
 of these changed production practices on soil fertility will be and wh
 ether or not farmers are willing to manage their land for bioenergy fe
 edstocks.  There is much uncertainty around the complex interactions a
 mong biophysical crop characteristics\, agronomic practices\, and the 
 socioeconomic factors of the farmers who will manage the bioenergy fee
 dstocks.  The research of these system intersections will determine th
 e role of biofuels in meeting our future energy demands.
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=2830
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