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The Future of Biofuels: An Economic Analysis of the Design and Operation of a Microalgae Facility in Texas and the Southwestern United States

Richardson, James W. (contributor); … - 2010

The world of energy is changing. With rising energy costs and concerns over thesupply of energy materials, more research is being conducted into alternative sources offuel and microalgae is one of the sources being researched, although much research hadbeen conducted on it as a part of the...

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Dynamics of innovation of biofuel ethanol. three decades of experience in the u.s. and in brazil

Berger, Elena M. - 2010

This dissertation draws on the burgeoning field of innovation of low carbon technologies. Using the functions of innovation systems, this study explores the process of innovation of biofuel ethanol in the U.S. and in Brazil. It uses "process theory" to build a narrative of historical events that...

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RINs and the ethanol supply chain: an alternative view

Figer, Luiz - 2011

Biofuels are meant to be an environmental friendly alternative for the use of fossil fuels. Thisidea led to the use of subsidies in order to support their production and use. In the USA, the EPAis in charge of establishing mandates to obligated parties and enforcing compliance....

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Biokuro rinkos dalyvių interesų suderinamumo modelis

Tyla, Jonas - 2009

Magistrantūros studijų baigiamasis darbas, 59 puslapių, 11 paveikslų, 13 lentelių, 37 lite-ratūros šaltiniai, 3 priedai lietuvių kalba.Magistro darbe siekiama apibendrinti teorinius biokuro rinkos suderinamumo aspektus bei jų pritaikymo galimybes. Teorinėje dalyje analizuojami biokuro...

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Carbon Abatement in the Fuel Market with Biofuels: Implications for Second-Best Policies

Crago, Christine L.; Khanna, Madhu - 2010

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...

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Welfare impacts of alternative biofuel and energy policies

Cui, Jingbo; Lapan, Harvey E.; Moschini, GianCarlo; … - 2010

We employ an open economy general equilibrium model to investigate the effects of government energy policy, with emphasis on corn-based ethanol, on the U.S. economy. The model specification incorporates world and domestic markets, assumes pollution costs from fuel consumption, and allows...

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The effect of biofuel on the international oil market

Hochman, Gal; Rajagopal, Deepak; Zilberman, David - 2010

This paper derives a method to quantify the short- to medium-run impact of biofuel on fuelmarkets, assuming that these markets are dominated by cartel of oil-rich countries, and that pricesin these countries are set to maximize the sum of domestic consumer and producer surplus, leadingto a wedge...

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Biofuels: Potential Production Capacity, Effects on Grain and Livestock Sectors, and Implications for Food Prices and Consumers

Hayes, Dermot J.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Fabiosa, Jacinto F.; … - 2009

We examined four evolution paths of the biofuel sector using a partial equilibrium worldagricultural sector model in CARD that includes the new RFS in the 2007 EISA, a two-wayrelationship between fossil energy and biofuel markets, and a new trend toward corn oilextraction in ethanol plants. At...

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ENERGIA RENOVÁVEL: UMA ANÁLISE SOBRE OFERTA E DEMANDA DE ETANOL NO BRASIL

Oliveira, Michelle Pinto; Alencar, Junia Rodrigues De; … - 2008

A grande necessidade de diminuir a dependência em relação ao petróleo devido aos seus preços em constante elevação, a preocupação com o meio ambiente (protocolo de kyoto) e a crescente demanda por carros flex tem colocado o etanol - uma energia totalmente renovável - em papel de...

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A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Biofuel Promotion Policy in Thailand

Suthin Wianwiwat - 2011

biodiesel by setting B4 as standard diesel and B7 as alternative diesel; and (iv) promoting aggressive use of biodiesel by … biofuel policy include: (i) promoting ethanol and biodiesel use with no increase in fuel tax rates on gasohol constant; (ii …) promoting ethanol and biodiesel use with increase in fuel tax rates on gasohol to neutralise the fuel tax revenue; (iii …

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