From 1st- to 2nd-Generation Biofuel Technologies - An Overview of Current Industry and RD&D Activities

by Ralph Sims, Michael Taylor, Jack Saddler and Warren Mabee

- The current debate over biofuels produced from food crops has pinned a lot of hope on “2nd-generation biofuels” produced from crop and forest residues and from non-food energy crops. This report, produced jointly with IEA Bioenergy, examines the current state-of-the-art and the challenges for 2nd-generation biofuel technologies. It evaluates their costs and considers policies to support their development and deployment.

Sims, R., M. Taylor, J. Saddler and W. Mabee (2008). "From 1st- to 2nd-Generation Biofuel Technologies - Full Report- An Overview of Current Industry and RD&D Activities." International Energy Agency, Nov 2008.