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Kocoloski Matthew L.

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Approaches to reducing the social cost of biofuel production, distribution, and consumption.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Approaches to reducing the social cost of biofuel production, distribution, and consumption./
Author:	Kocoloski Matthew L.
Description:	248 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-11, Section: B, page: .
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International71-11B.
Subject:	Alternative Energy. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3428743
ISBN:	9781124266404

Approaches to reducing the social cost of biofuel production, distribution, and consumption.
Kocoloski Matthew L.

Approaches to reducing the social cost of biofuel production, distribution, and consumption. - 248 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-11, Section: B, page: .

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carnegie Mellon University, 2010.

Biofuels, and specifically next-generation biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol, have the potential to create economic, environmental, and energy security benefits relative to the fossil fuels that currently power the transportation sector in the United States. However, issues involving ethanol production cost, emissions resulting from land use change, and infrastructure requirements may incur significant social costs. This dissertation examines social costs from different aspects of biofuel production, distribution, and consumption in an effort to inform policies that could reduce these costs.

ISBN: 9781124266404Subjects--Topical Terms:

1035473
Alternative Energy.

Approaches to reducing the social cost of biofuel production, distribution, and consumption.
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520 $a Biofuels, and specifically next-generation biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol, have the potential to create economic, environmental, and energy security benefits relative to the fossil fuels that currently power the transportation sector in the United States. However, issues involving ethanol production cost, emissions resulting from land use change, and infrastructure requirements may incur significant social costs. This dissertation examines social costs from different aspects of biofuel production, distribution, and consumption in an effort to inform policies that could reduce these costs.
520 $a This work begins by examining some impacts of cellulosic feedstock production. Land use change emissions may be significant, but cost reductions from cellulosic ethanol could be used to more than offset the increased emissions if policies are in place to balance the impacts. Ethanol production from forest thinnings, on the other hand, could result in a positive externality by reducing wildfire damage while also providing funds for additional fuel treatments.
520 $a Decisions regarding cellulosic ethanol facility size and location can have significant impacts on production cost. Cellulosic ethanol refinery investments over the next 12 years are expected to be on the order of $1 00 billion, so these decisions could be costly if made sub-optimally.
520 $a The rest of the thesis examines costs and impacts of ethanol distribution, promoting a regional fuel strategy that would have ethanol consumed in high-level blends. Regional distribution would save billions of dollars per year in shipping costs and reduce shipping loads and congestion costs along the rail freight network. Imports of sugarcane ethanol produced in Brazil could be part of this regional fuel strategy, but costs for shipping the fuel from plants to ports within Brazil could be substantial. A key component of this regional fuel strategy is the penetration of both flex-fuel vehicles and E85 infrastructure throughout ethanol producing regions, but these costs are generally less than the savings from reduced shipping costs.
520 $a Next-generation biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol will play an increasing role in meeting transportation energy demand in the near future. This research will hopefully help shape policies that will allow cellulosic ethanol to meet demand while limiting social cost.
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