Patent ID: 8280795

Claim:
A computerized method of using a data processor having a memory to account for carbon flows and determine a regulatory value for a biofuel, the method comprising: storing, by the data processor, in memory, one or more first values characterizing carbon flows associated with the production and use of the biofuel, wherein the biofuel is derived from biofuel feedstock of an agricultural biomass; storing, by the data processor, in memory, one or more second values characterizing carbon flows associated with sequestration of solid phase biomass carbon, wherein the solid phase biomass carbon is derived from feedstock residue of the agricultural biomass and wherein the sequestration mitigates anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission; calculating, using the data processor, the regulatory value for the biofuel from the first values and the second values characterizing carbon flows; and using the regulatory value to qualify the biofuel as compliant with a regulatory framework.