Renato Cordeiro Ferreira
Scientific Programmer @ JADS | PhD Candidate @ USP | Co-founder & Coordinator @CodeLab
Biofuels
A good alternative to help the planet
India
Middle East
Egypt
Açores Islands, Madeira and Canary Islands
Mediterrain
Olinda
(1535)
by Jerônimo de Albuquerque
São Vicence
(1532)
by Martin Afonso de Souza
Sugarcane biofuel is more energetically efficient than maize biofuel
By increasing the global use of biofuels, we can make our world more susteinable
Biofuels' environmental impact
Biofuels' potential for the future
Biofuels' social impact
Biofuels' environmental impact
Different kinds of biofuels
Ethanol
(sugarcane, corn, wheat, sugar beets)
Biodiesel
(soy oil and other vegetables' oils)
Biogas
(sugarcane, corn, wheat, sugar beets)
Solid biofuels
(wood, sawdust, charcoal)
Biofuels greener than fossil fuels
Biofuels' undesired side effects
Burns
Air pollution
(+ other outdated production methods)
(CO2, N2O and other polluents)
This can be improved through R&D (wait part 3!)
Biofuels'
social impact
Biofuels are a complete industry
Farms
Fuel stations
Sugarcane plants
Cars
Logistic
+ Transport
Biofuels' undesired side effects
Subemployment
Food vs Fuel
(+ other outdated work methods)
(Less food for more fuel)
This can be improved through R&D (wait part 3!)
Biofuels'
potential
for the future
Engineering for better logistics
Camp automation
Agroforestry
(to improve work quality)
(to grow different plants together)
Biotechnology for more production
Algae biofuel
(produce biofuel without plantations)
Fungi biofuel
(biofuel from lignocellulosic biomass)
Quick note: What we research at USP
Long-term solutions
Solar power + wind power + eletric cars
(infinite resources - sun and wind - to power non-combustion cars)
Biofuels are not a "silver bullet":
They have problems that need to be solved
By increasing the global use of biofuels, we can make our world more susteinable
Biofuels' environmental impact
Biofuels' potential for the future
Biofuels' social impact
Biofuels may not be the best solution,
but they are
a good alternative to help the planet
Biofuels
By Renato Cordeiro Ferreira
Biofuels
Presentation about biofuels for my English course
