In this study we use data envelopment analysis to decompose the overall economicefficiency of a sample of ethanol …

trend toward corn oilextraction in ethanol plants. At one extreme, one scenario eliminates all support to the biofuelsector … when the energy price is low, while the other extreme assumes no distributionbottleneck in ethanol demand growth when the … energy price is high. The third scenarioconsiders a pure market force driving ethanol demand growth because of the high …

environment (Kyoto Protocol) and the increasing demand for flex cars have highlighted the role of ethanol - a totally renewable … supply and demand for ethanol in Brazil, considering the period from 1995 to 2006. The method of analysis used was a … price in the market of ethanol, ceteris paribus. The results of the model were significant, but what is interesting is that …

by allegedly positive effects on climate, energy, and agricultural policy goals. The paper takes a closer look at bio-ethanol … of biofuels and show that the production of bio-ethanol in Germany is not competitive. Using energy and greenhouse gas … there are preferred alternative strategies. In addition, scenarios on the development of the bio-ethanol market are derived …

closer look at bio-ethanol as a substitute for gasoline and analyzes the underlying basic national and international … of the support and a possible increased use of biofuels are examined. The results show that the use of bio-ethanol to … Agrarpolitik gerechtfertigt. Das Arbeitspapier analysiert am Beispiel Bio-Ethanol als Benzinsubstitut auf nationaler und …

ubiquitously distributed alternative to oil-based fuels in road transportation: ethanol from sugarcane. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the … industry which incorporates arbitrage by producers, across domestic and export markets for ethanol and sugar, and arbitrage by … consumers, across ethanol and gasoline at the pump. We show that the model stands up well to the empirical covariation in prices …

ethanol production for 2025 reduces U.S. petroleum input use by 1.75%, and would have negligible net effects on CO2 emissions …; and although EU imports of Brazilian ethanol may look better given the high costs of other alternatives, this option is …

know how to assess them. In this policy brief, we examine 16 studies of the economic impact of ethanol plants. First, we … discuss what the studies have to say about the economic impact of ethanol plants – why are these plants expected to create … jobs and in what ways? We then look at the methods used to estimate the job creation impact of ethanol bio-fuel plants and …

The ethanol industry has experienced explosive growth in the past several years due to concerns about oil dependence … and climate change. However, sentiment has begun to shift against corn ethanol due to increasing food costs, dwindling …, ethanol has struggled with its own rising costs of production and market turmoil. This Masters Project assesses the economics …

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 represent the innovation trajectory of ethanol biofuel in the U.S. and … users and markets. For example, the automobile sector has been participating actively in the ethanol technological …