Short-rotation woody crops for bioenergy and biofuels applications

M Hinchee, W Rottmann, L Mullinax, C Zhang… - Biofuels: Global impact …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose-grown trees will be part of the bioenergy solution in the United States, especially in
the Southeast where plantation forestry is prevalent and economically important. Trees …

[PDF][PDF] Forest management solutions for mitigating climate change in the United States

RW Malmsheimer, P Heffernan, S Brink… - Journal of …, 2008 - researchgate.net
In March 2007, on the advice of the Society of American Foresters' Committee on Forest
Policy, the SAF Council created the Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration Task Force …

The impacts of biofuels targets on land‐use change and food supply: a global CGE assessment

GR Timilsina, JC Beghin… - Agricultural …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze the long‐term impacts of large‐scale expansion of biofuels on land‐use
change, food supply and prices, and the overall economy in various countries or regions …

Yield comparison of four lignocellulosic perennial energy crop species

H Borkowska, R Molas - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2013 - Elsevier
From 2006 to 2009, block template experiments were conducted to evaluate the biomass
yield of four crop species—Amur silvergrass, Giant Miscanthus, Virginia fanpetals, and two …

Challenges to the development of a dedicated energy crop

FM Epplin, CD Clark, RK Roberts… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 includes a provision designed to double the production and
use of ethanol in fuels by 2012, and to ensure that by 2013, a minimum of 250 million …

How does petroleum price and corn yield volatility affect ethanol markets with and without an ethanol use mandate?

W Thompson, S Meyer, P Westhoff - Energy Policy, 2009 - Elsevier
The recent increase in ethanol use in the US strengthens and changes the nature of links
between agricultural and energy markets. Here, we explore the interaction of market …

Ethanol expansion in the food versus fuel debate: how will developing countries fare?

A Elobeid, C Hart - Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial …, 2007 - degruyter.com
This paper examines the impact of ethanol expansion in the United States, brought about by
higher crude oil prices, on agricultural commodity prices. Given the United States's stature …

Ethanol plant investment using net present value and real options analyses

TM Schmit, J Luo, LW Tauer - Biomass and bioenergy, 2009 - Elsevier
A real options analysis of entry–exit decisions for dry-grind corn ethanol plants is conducted
to incorporate the impact of rising volatility in market prices. For a large plant, the estimated …

Land allocation effects of the global ethanol surge: predictions from the international FAPRI model

JF Fabiosa, JC Beghin, F Dong, A Elobeid… - Land …, 2010 - le.uwpress.org
We quantify the emergence of biofuel markets and its impact on world agriculture using the
multimarket, multicommodity international FAPRI model. The model incorporates trade-offs …

Bottlenecks, drought, and oil price spikes: Impact on US ethanol and agricultural sectors

S Tokgoz, A Elobeid, J Fabiosa… - Applied economic …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We project US ethanol production and its impact on planted acreage, crop prices, livestock
production, trade, and retail food costs. The projections are made using a multicommodity …