Renewable Energy Supply Index: Biofuels Data from IEA

Data from 2004-12-31 provides a biomass-based renewable energy supply index, as defined by the International Energy Agency (IEA). It covers biofuels like wood, vegetal waste, ethanol, and animal materials, with energy measured in KTOE units (41.868 Terajoules). The dataset is aggregated by the CEOS_EXTRA organization and hosted on the NASA Earthdata platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling historical biofuel supply trends based on the defined biomass categories.
• Comparing energy contributions from different biomass sources like wood, vegetal waste, and ethanol.
• Converting and analyzing energy data using the provided KTOE (Kilotonne of Oil Equivalent) unit definition.

Strengths

• Provides a clear, standardized definition for biomass and biofuel categories.
• Includes a precise conversion factor for the KTOE energy unit (41.868 TJ or 11.630 GWh).

Limitations

• Last updated 2004-12-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

International Energy Agency (IEA), aggregated by CEOS_EXTRA.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national energy statistics and reports.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 2004-12-31.

Freshness

2004-12-31

Geography

Global or multi-national, but specific coverage is not stated.