Supply of Cellulosic Biofuel Feedstocks and Regional Production Pattern

Khanna, Madhu; Chen, Xiaoguang; Huang, Haixiao; Önal, Hayri

doi:10.1093/ajae/aaq119

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“…A recent economic biomass assessment estimates that about 700-1000 million dry tons of agricultural biomass will be available in 2030 at a price up to about $130 per dry ton under various costs, land, and yield scenarios (Khanna et al, 2011). The biomass availability estimates are similar to the BTS update; however, at higher prices and a different mixture of feedstocks.…”

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confidence: 87%

U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry

Downing¹,

Eaton²,

Graham³

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confidence: 87%

U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry

Downing¹,

Eaton²,

Graham³

et al. 2011

168

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“…Because of uncertainty surrounding the effects of reduced or no-till on yield, we assume that the crop yield remains unchanged when switching to reduced tillage. The cost of producing corn stover and wheat straw includes the replacement of nutrients, harvesting, storing, and bailing (Huang et al, 2009;Khanna et al, 2011a). The average nutrient replacement for corn stover and wheat straw is $26/t and $25/t, respectively (Perlack and Stokes, 2011).…”

Section: Crop Residues and Energy Cropsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) passed with the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 requires blending regular gasoline with biofuels from feedstocks such as corn or cellulosic biomass (Khanna et al, 2011a). Proposals include the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act of 2009 and the American Power Act (APA) of 2010 which would have established a cap-and-trade system.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The results can be used to evaluate the We focus on corn stover, wheat straw, switchgrass, and forest residues as sources for biomass. To supply any type of biomass, landowners need to be compensated for collection, storage, and transportation (Panichelli and Gnansounou, 2008;De and Assadi, 2009;Khanna et al, 2011a). Despite having the RFS in place, high cost associated with collection and transport of cellulosic material make the evolution of the cellulosic ethanol industry difficult to predict (FAPRI, 2012;Babcock et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Co-firing in coal power plants and its impact on biomass feedstock availability

Dumortier¹

2013

Energy Policy

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Several states have a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and allow for biomass co-firing to meet the RPS requirements. In addition, a federal renewable fuel standard (RFS) mandates an increase in cellulosic ethanol production over the next decade. This paper quantifies the effects on local biomass supply and demand of different co-firing policies imposed on 398 existing coal-fired power plants. Our model indicates which counties are most likely to be able to sustain cellulosic ethanol plants in addition to co-firing electric utilities. The simulation incorporates the county-level biomass market of corn stover, wheat straw, switchgrass, and forest residues as well as endogenous crop prices. Our scenarios indicate that there is sufficient feedstock availability in Southern Minnesota, Iowa, and Central Illinois. Significant supply shortages are observed in Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and the tri-state area of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky which are characterized by a high density of coal-fired power plants with high energy output.

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“…Research has focused chiefly on how current cropland could shift to produce more energy biomass. Studies have ranged from breakeven analysis of threshold biomass prices and yields required for profitable production (Mooney et al, 2009;James et al, 2010) to regional and national supply analyses that capture the relative opportunity costs of displacing alternative current crops either at current prices (Egbendewe-Mondzozo et al, 2011 or by simulating price feedbacks triggered by biomass expansion (Hertel et al, 2010;Khanna et al, 2011).…”

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Profitability of Cellulosic Biomass Production in the Northern Great Lakes Region

Kells

Swinton

2014

Agronomy Journal

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Producing bioenergy feedstocks on non-crop land can largely avoid the food price feedbacks of energy biomass production on cropland. The U.S. northern tier grassland-to-forest ecotone offers large areas of marginal land that is not currently cropped. In this ecological transition zone, the relative profitability of grassy vs. woody sources of energy biomass is little studied. This paper reports an exploratory investment analysis of cellulosic biomass production in the northern Great Lakes region. It compares two short-rotation tree crops, willow (Salix sachalinensis F. Schmidt)and hybrid poplar (Populus nigra L. X P. maximowiczii A. Henry), and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) (a native prairie grass) to conventional mixed hay. Because biomass markets are not yet well developed, this study calculates threshold prices and yields at which biomass crops become at least as profitable as mixed grass hay. At 2010-2012 prices and available production technologies, none of the cellulosic crops is competitive with the hay baseline system. The breakeven price of energy biomass ranges from $90-100 per oven-dry Mg -1 for all three energy crops. Breakeven yields are much more variable, due to the high cost of harvesting woody biomass. At 2010-2012 prices, necessary biomass yield increases range from 3.5-fold for switchgrass and willow to over 25-fold for poplar. While the ratio of input costs to revenue remains relatively constant between the northern and southern Great Lakes regions, the opportunity cost of active cropland in the southern zone is much higher, implying an economic comparative advantage for marginal land of the northern tier of the Great Lakes region.

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Supply of Cellulosic Biofuel Feedstocks and Regional Production Pattern

Cited by 85 publications

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U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry

U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry

Co-firing in coal power plants and its impact on biomass feedstock availability

Profitability of Cellulosic Biomass Production in the Northern Great Lakes Region

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