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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"biofuel policy"”.
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Application Of The Competitive Storage Model To Us Corn Ethanol Policy
Biofuel policies in the United States were adopted to reduce dependence on crude oil, boost farm incomes, and benefit the environment. However, recent literature has focused on the negative effects of biofuels on crop and food markets in terms of increasing price levels and volatility. Corn ethanol …
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Multi-criteria lifecycle evaluation of transportation fuels derived from biomass gasification
The development of a domestic biofuel industry has been a major policy thrust of the United States federal government in the first decade of the 21st century. Cellulosic biofuels have been identified as the primary candidate for meeting long term sustainability and energy security goals. In this …
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Translating policy into law : a critical review of South Africa's emerging legal framework governing biofuels
… a sense of global urgency in the rapid growth of biofuel policy documents. This urgency is especially apparent over the past decade. This is as a result of the shift to incorporate renewable energies into the generation sector to further instil the principles of sustainable development. Biofuels …
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Ethanol production from sugarcane in India: Viability, constraints and implications
… for sugar, alcohol and fuel (gasoline and biofuel). I evaluate the economically optimal allocation of land for sugarcane in the primary agricultural states of India. I analyze the implications of biofuel production for food prices and regional land use decisions between sugarcane and …
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Fundamental price analysis of renewable identification numbers
… possible economic opportunities associated with biofuel market dynamics. This study aims to provide basic tools for navigating the RIN marketplace through analyzing supply and demand fundamentals and exploring the underlying fuel blending economics that influence RIN prices.
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A dynamic analysis of U.S. biofuels policy impact on land use, greenhouse gas emissions and social welfare
Biofuels have been promoted to achieve energy security and as a solution to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector. This dissertation presents a framework to examine the extent to which biofuel policies reduce gasoline consumption and GHG emissions and their …
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A prospective analysis of Brazilian biofuel economy: land use, infrastructure development and fuel pricing policies
… domestic markets but also the global food and biofuel economy. Hence, the complex biofuel policy climate in these countries leaves the public with unclear conclusions about the prospects for supply and trade of agricultural commodities and biofuels. In this dissertation I develop a price …
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Welfare effects of biofuel policies in the presence of environmental externalities and pre-existing distortions
Policy intervention in the biofuel market has led to a significant increase in biofuel production and use in the past several years. However, the welfare effect of biofuel policies, specifically the ethanol tax credit for corn ethanol, ethanol import tariff and renewable fuel standard (RFS) mandate …
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Assessing drivers of land-use change and biodiversity loss in the United States
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-08-01
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Technoeconomic analysis and life cycle assessment of electrochemical processes for value-added chemicals
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01