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 … development. If lignocellulosic biomass from perennial grasses becomes the feedstock of choice for second- and third …

cellulosic biomass under different contractual arrangements. This paper focuses on the switchgrass stated choice experiment from …Farmers’ Willingness to Grow Switchgrass as a Cellulosic Bioenergy Crop: A Stated Choice Approach Agriculture’s role as … studies have assessed farmers’ willingness to produce or supply bioenergy crops or crop residues. Biomass markets for …

gallon cellulosic ethanol plant located in south west Kansas that requires approximately 700,000 metric dry tons of biomass …When the lignocellulosic biofuels industry reaches maturity and many types of biomass sources become economically … biomass stored for off-season. The sensitivity of feedstock costs to changes in yield patterns, harvesting and transport costs …

This article presents current investment and operating costs of ethanol and biodiesel plants for alternative prices of … policy. The excise tax credit, currently $0.51 per gallon of ethanol and $1.00 per gallon of biodiesel, is a major …

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

. Factors driving higher commodity prices are tight global supplies and increased demand of corn ethanol in the short term … corn ethanol, primarily because of high oil prices. Higher oil prices also increase fuel and energy costs, which increase …