land acreage that has to be contracted with for corn stover collection, or dedicated energy production and the amount of …When the lignocellulosic biofuels industry reaches maturity and many types of biomass sources become economically … gallon cellulosic ethanol plant located in south west Kansas that requires approximately 700,000 metric dry tons of biomass …

.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 …

Biomass is being researched as a possible alternative to fossil sources of energy, in order to avoid externalities from … fossil fuel use that affect the environment and the economy. Some biomass-based energy production systems may produce … in a rise in prices of food commodities. Using marginal land for biomass production has been suggested as a solution …

Current study analyzes the socio-economic factors that impact farmers’ willingness to grow switchgrass and miscanthus … by 2022. It is also found that currently growing energy crops is more attractive to small farms as a source of crop …

Current study analyzed the socio-economic factors that impact farmers’ willingness to grow switchgrass and Miscanthus … the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The results of the ordered probit regressions show that farmers with … higher education levels and smaller farm sales are more willing to grow energy crops. The results of this study show that …

corn stover, and 56,200 tons of switchgrass is needed to meet the mandate. …The Renewable Fuel Standard mandates in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 will require 36 billion … POLYSYS model and a general equilibrium model. Results of the POLYSYS analysis indicated that 72.1 million tons of corn stover …

considerable potential to become one of the main sources of biomass to meet the 2022 renewable fuel target. Focusing on the land …

considerable potential to become one of the main sources of biomass to meet the 2022 renewable fuel target. Focusing on the land …