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Title: Prospects for cellulosic biofuel production in the Northeastern United States: A scenario analysis
Authors: Dilekli, Naci
Duchin, Faye
Keywords: Cellulosic ethanol
Industrial ecology
United States
Energy security
Linear programming
Energy planning
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Source: Dilekli, N., and Duchin, F. (2016). Prospects for cellulosic biofuel production in the Northeastern United States: A scenario analysis. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 20(1), 120-131. doi:10.1111/jiec.12291
Abstract: Secure access to energy and food are two of the challenges facing the Northeast region of the United States. Traditional biofuel feedstocks, such as corn and oil seed, are able to satisfy energy requirements. However, they compete with food production for desirable land and water resources and, in any case, are not likely to exploit the region's current comparative advantages. This study investigates a potential solution to the energy security problem in the Northeast: biofuel from advanced feedstock in the form of net forest growth and woody wastes, of which the region has abundant endowments. The federal government has committed to requiring 79.5 billion liters (BL) of advanced biofuel production annually by 2022. We evaluate both the physical capacity for its production and its cost competitiveness using an input-output model of consumption, production, and trade in the 13-state region. The model minimizes resource use required to satisfy given consumer demand using alternative technological options and subject to resource constraints. We compile data from the technical literature quantifying state-level biofuel feedstock endowments and the technological requirements for cellulosic ethanol production. We find that exploiting the region's endowment of cellulosic feedstock requires either making the price of biofuels competitive with gasoline through subsidies or restricting imports of gasoline. Based on this initial investigation, we conclude that the region can produce significant amounts of advanced biofuel, up to 20.28 BL of cellulosic ethanol per year, which could displace nearly 12.5% of the gasoline that is now devoted to motorized transport in the region.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11147/7690
ISSN: 1088-1980
1088-1980
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