Potential Leverage Points for Development of the Cellulosic Ethanol Industry Supply Chains

Emily Newes, Brian Bush, Steven Peterson, Corey Peck

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Abstract

The potential long-term impacts and systemic effects of incentives are of great interest to the biofuels industry and decision makers, particularly with regards to forthcoming mandates for biofuels. We have used the Biomass Scenario Model (BSM) to build a theoretical understanding of the role of incentives on the evolution of the biomass-to-biofuels market. It models a broad range of biofuels such as renewable gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel. In this paper, we focus on cellulosic ethanol as we describe model-based insights into potential incentives that are aimed at stimulating industry growth while tempering overall incentive-related government expenditures. Subsequent research can test the key insights gained through BSM simulations against actual policy implementation and actual outcomes.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)21-29
Number of pages9
JournalBiofuels
Volume6
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Bibliographical note

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Copyright © 2015 Taylor & Francis.

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/JA-6A20-62473

Keywords

  • Biomass Scenario Model
  • Cellulosic
  • Ethanol
  • Incentives
  • Supply chain
  • System dynamics

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