Transport is an energy-intensive sector of the economy and it is important where energy comes from and how it is used - now and in the future. The presented research results seem to encourage further work, despite the fact that the work had the character of basic research. The results were achieved in idealized conditions by the fact that the internal combustion engine was tested in static conditions on the test bench and the fuels contained components with strictly defined parameters. These conditions are different from everyday life. However, the obtained results seem to be valuable as they lead to conclusions regarding biofuels, and these conclusions are not directly formulated and published in the literature on the subject. The general conclusion from the research carried out is that the introduction of the so-called biofuels can contribute not to the reduction of CO2 emissions, but to its faster balancing in the environment. This balancing can be achieved but at the cost of increased fuel consumption. This increase in fuel consumption would probably not occur if the "bio" components in the fuel were synthetic hydrocarbons obtained from biomass. However, proving it requires wider studies, including LCA. Data for this LCA, especially about a fuel consumption, may be coming from long term operation of vehicles.
This paper presents the concept of a model for a computational tool for balancing energy and carbon dioxide for the production and use of biofuels. This model is based on the concept of life cycle analysis and covers all the stages of the processes of producing and processing raw materials for biofuels and generating energy from them. The purpose of the model and the computational tool is to demonstrate whether the biofuel produced in a series of unit processes can be called a renewable energy source in the full sense of the word, and whether its production and use is therefore sensible from an energetic point of view.
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