.S. ethanol supply costs from both corn stover and switchgrass.  Model results are used to identify the locations and specific …We develop a long-run cost model for cellulosic biofuel production that accounts for locational differences in biomass … production conditions.  The cost model minimizes the per-gallon cost of biofuel when feedstock costs vary within local biomass …

from greenhouse gas emissions to obtain the optimal land use allocation for traditional row crops and bioenergy crops (corn … stover, miscanthus and switchgrass), the mix of cellulosic feedstocks and fuel and food prices. We use this carbon tax policy … emissions. To meet advanced biofuel blending mandates, corn stover and miscanthus are used but the mix of viable cellulosic …

county-level simulation model focuses on both field crops (corn, soybean, and wheat) and biomass feedstocks (corn stover … bioenergy crop type (switchgrass and miscanthus) and yield, biomass production inputs, and pasture availability. The cellulosic … and biomass prices on the feedstock composition of cellulosic biofuels under a binding mandate in the United States. The …

assuming an infinite supply of the inputs needed for production. Switchgrass and corn are then modeled as competing …

The recent 9-billion-gallon increase in corn-based ethanol production, which resulted from a combination of rising … response to increased demand for corn. As some forecasts had suggested, corn acreage increased mostly on farms that previously … simultaneous net expansion of corn and soybean acreage resulted from a reduction in cotton acreage, a shift from uncultivated hay …