The economic potential of producing energy from agricultural biomass /

2020. The forced production of agricultural energy crops

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jerko, Christine, 1967-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:2020. The forced production of agricultural energy crops
a dynamic, nonlinear, mathematical program, determined the
Agricultural biomass is a substitute for fossil fuels, which
along with corn, involves several levels of energy
as well. The agricultural energy crops and corn receive a
at a competitive price. This study examined how forcing
biomass electricity. The forced supply of new biomass crops,
biomass feedstock prices rise with increasing feedstock
biomass for energy. The model incorporated production and
changes cropping patterns and prices for conventional crops
cost fossil fuels; hence, are largely unable to be supplied
could provide a sustained energy feedstock and possibly
due to the higher cost of energy feedstock and food products.
economic effects of using increased supplies of agricultural
efficient conversion activities which produce ethanol and
energy supplies. Most conventional crop prices rise and all
ethanol demands and land capability for biomass production.
feedstock prices and economically impact the well-being of
feedstocks for the years 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020. The
feedstocks may be as much as 50 % greater than equivalent
fossil fuel supplied energy. But due to technology the price
greater allocation of farm land to meet the forced biomass
in biomass production technology, will impact agricultural
increased biomass energy generation, along with improvements
introduced future biomass technologies, based on current
National well-being experiences a net loss.
of biomass feedstocks decreases over time. The analysis
of fossil fuels may equalize between the years 201 0 and
predicts that the agricultural feedstock price and the price
production. As a consequence, farmers receive increased
production. This forced supply was based on projected
profits. Consumers, however, experience a loss in well-being
reduce further accumulations of greenhouse gases. However,
research involving more productive biomass crops and more
resultant model appraises the effects of increasing biomass
results show that initially, fuel prices using biomass
switchgrass and short rotation poplar. Also, the model
the agricultural sector. An U.S. agricultural sector model,
The model determined the optimal mix of corn and energy crops
these feedstocks currently face a market dominated by low
to meet the biomass feedstock goals for energies. The
use of potential biomass energy feedstocks, such as
Item Description:"Major subject: Agricultural Economics".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 112 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.