The dramatic increase in oil and gas production from shale formations has led to an intense
interest in its impact on local area economies. Exploration, drilling and extraction are …

The aviation industry has been studying strategies to produce sustainable aviation fuels
(SAF) for over ten years. Our objective is to conduct detailed techno-economic analyses …

This paper is the summation of several analyses to assess the size and benefits of a Billion
Ton Bioeconomy, a vision to enable a sustainable market for producing and converting a …

Wind power development has rapidly expanded in rural areas in the United States. It is
widely accepted that there are positive economic impacts of wind power projects, but less …

The shift toward renewable forms of energy for electricity generation in the electricity
generation industry has clear implications for the spatial distribution of generating plant …

Past studies have consistently shown that rural communities are less resilient to disasters
than their urban counterparts. However, the specific factors associated with low resilience …

Agricultural land use change, especially corn expansion since 2000s, has been accelerating
to meet the growing bioenergy demand of the United States. This study identifies the …

Many rural areas in the United States find themselves struggling to build local assets and
create wealth. They often struggle to hold on to the wealth that is created within their …

Actual lignocellulosic fermentation broth has intrinsic multiphase and multicomponent nature
and calls for complex separation systems in both bioethanol recovery and purification …

We use the synthetic control method to determine the economic impact of shale exploitation
on Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Estimation results are mixed. The shale …