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Modeling biomass procurement tradeoffs within a cellulosic biofuel cost model
Rosburg, Alicia; Miranowski, John A.; Jacobs, Keri L. - In: Energy economics 58 (2016), pp. 77-83
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CRITICAL ECONOMIC FACTORS FOR SUCCESS OF A BIOMASS CONVERSION PLANT FOR AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE, YARD RESIDUE AND WOOD WASTE IN FLORIDA
Granja, Ivan R.; VanSickle, John J.; Ingram, Lonnie; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2010
This model evaluates the potential success of a cellulosic ethanol plant in Florida. Critical Economic factors of the plant were simulated to assess the ability of this project. These critical factors include the feedstock to be used, the cost of the facility, transportation costs and the...
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Market Interactions, Farmer Choices, and the Sustainability of Growing Advanced Biofuels
Jiang, Yong; Swinton, Scott M. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2008
biofuels depends on how farmers would respond in providing biomass feedstock, yet economic behavior by farmers has been under … convert current grain cropland to grow a dedicated cellulosic biomass crop such as switchgrass. However, the financial … incentives to harvest cellulosic biomass provided by the 2008 farm bill may stimulate corn production due to demand for corn …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005802831
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Cellulosic Biofuel Supply with Heterogeneous Biomass Suppliers: An Application to Switchgrass-based Ethanol
Rosburg, Alicia; Miranowski, John; Jacobs, Keri - Department of Economics, Iowa State University - 2013
The potential of biomass for alternative energy production has attracted considerable attention because of associated … and landowner behavior on potential biomass supply for U.S. cellulosic biofuel. We develop and apply a long-run biomass … production through bioenergy conversion cost model that incorporates heterogeneity of biomass suppliers within and between local …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011070820
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Cellulosic Biofuel Potential Under Land Constraints: Locations, Plant Sizes and Feedstock Supply Costs
Rosburg, Alicia; Miranowski, John; Jacobs, Keri - Department of Economics, Iowa State University - 2013
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 …
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Producer participation in biomass markets : farm factors, market factors, and correlated choices
Hoque, Mohammad Mainul; Artz, Georgeanne M.; Jarboe, … - In: Journal of agricultural and applied economics : JAEE 47 (2015) 3, pp. 317-344
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Choice of optimum feedstock portfolio for a cellulosic ethanol plant – A dynamic linear programming solution
Kumarappan, Subbu; Ivanic, Rasto - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
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 … biomass stored for off-season. The sensitivity of feedstock costs to changes in yield patterns, harvesting and transport costs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005012682
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Supporting Cellulosic Ethanol Biomass Production and its Impact on Land Use Conversion
Wu, Feng; Guan, Zhengfei - 2009
considerable potential to become one of the main sources of biomass to meet the 2022 renewable fuel target. Focusing on the land …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444732
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Supporting Cellulosic Ethanol Biomass Production and its Impact on Land Use Conversion
Wu, Feng; Guan, Zhengfei - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
considerable potential to become one of the main sources of biomass to meet the 2022 renewable fuel target. Focusing on the land …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005012547
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Facilitating small grain production system innovation in the Western Cape, South Africa
Mark, Tyler B.; Detre, Joshua D.; Darby, Paul M.; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural Management 03 (2014) 2
To reach the US 2022 mandate of 136.3 billion litres of annual biofuel production, multiple sources must be integrated into the renewable biofuels supply chain. Energy cane appears well suited to help meet this mandate, particularly in Louisiana. Although not traditionally grown, production...
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