First-generation grain ethanol biofuel has affected the historical excess capacity problem in U.S. agriculture. Second …-generation cellulosic ethanol biofuel has had difficulty achieving cost-competitiveness. Third-generation drop-in biofuels are under …

The recent 9-billion-gallon increase in corn-based ethanol production, which resulted from a combination of rising …

-product biorefinery that uses wheat straw as feedstock to produce ethanol, electricity, and cellulose nanofibers. Nanofibers (nanowhiskers …

-product biorefinery using wheat straw as feedstock that produces ethanol, electricity, and cellulose nanofibers. The nanofibers …

Studies conducted since the late 1970's have estimated the net energy value of corn ethanol. However, variations in … causing this wide variation and develops a more consistent estimate. We conclude that the net energy value of corn ethanol has … become positive in recent years due to technological advances in ethanol conversion and increased efficiency in farm …

South Africa. Monte Carlo simulation of a bio-ethanol plant was used to quantify the risk that investors will likely face …Contrary to developments in other parts of the world, South Africa has not developed a bio-ethanol industry. The … objective was to quantify the risks and economic viability of a wheat based bio-ethanol plant in the winter rainfall region of …

-product biorefinery using wheat straw as feedstock that produces ethanol, electricity, and cellulose nanofibers. The nanofibers …

this end, first a baseline is set up for the EU-27 ethanol, grain, and dried distillers grains markets. In the next step … with the ethanol import tariffs in place. The second scenario incorporates the same shock with the ethanol import tariffs … removed. In the first scenario, higher crude oil prices increase ethanol consumption, production, and therefore grain prices …

A global multi-commodity simulation model was developed to estimate the impact of changes in ethanol production on the … U.S. corn industry. Increased ethanol production under the Energy Acts of 2005 and 2007 resulted in a significant … increase in the price of corn. However, for corn-based ethanol production, the break-even price of corn is approximately $4 …