In this Biofuel Production Specialist course you will learn the principal fuels derived from recently decayed biological materials, the methods by which they are produced, and their uses in transportation and in electricity production. The course discusses the implications of large-scale biofuel use on the environment and on the economy, with special considerations given to its effects on the price of food.
The Biofuel Production Specialist course covers the use and conversion technologies of biomass as a renewable resource to produce bioenergy in a sustainable way, mainly in the form of liquid and gaseous biofuels. We give you a broad overview of biofuel development from both a technical and an economical angle. The different production technologies for biofuels that exist or are under development are extensively covered in depth, dealing with both first generation as well as second generation technologies.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
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