Die Entscheidungsfindung in der Bioenergie-Branche wird maßgeblich bestimmt durch Energiekosten, Preisentwicklungen im Nahrungsmittelanbau sowie Fördermaßnahmen für die Produktion und energetische Nutzung der Biomasse. Eine Veränderung dieser Faktoren beeinflusst die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit...

The aim of this paper was to analyze the characteristics of the transactions between economic agents to identify their attributes and to determine their impacts on the governance structure of the forest biomass energy production chain in Lages, Santa Catarina state. The Economic Transaction Cost...

The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the strengths and weaknesses of theBiomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) as it was implemented according to Sect.9011 of the 2008 Farm Bill and to provide insight into the challenges of increasing theproduction of second-generation bioenergy...

The aim of this thesis is to understand what drives the evolution of industrial networks and how such understanding can be used to stimulate sustainable development. A complex adaptive systems perspective has been adopted to analyse the complex interaction between organisational behaviour and...

Key factors driving renewable energy demand are state and federal policies requiring the use of renewable feedstocks to produce energy (renewable portfolio standards) and liquid fuels (renewable fuel standards). However, over the next decade, the infrastructure for renewable energy supplies is...

This study summarizes research on farm-, local-, regional-, and macro-level economic effects of ethanol production. Given current production levels, the ethanol production industry annually employees approximately 3,500 workers, pays out nearly $132 million in worker salaries, generates over...

A carbon tax would penalize carbon intensive fuels like gasoline and shiftfuel consumption to less carbon intensive alternatives like biofuels. Since biofuelproduction competes for land with agriculture, a carbon tax could raiseland rents, divert land towards fuel production, and raise...