Optimizing the Biofuels Infrastructure: Transportation Networks and Biorefinery Locations in Illinois

Seungmo Kang, Hayri Önal, Yanfeng Ouyang, Jürgen Scheffran, Ü Deniz Tursun

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Abstract

Growing biofuel mandates pose considerable challenges to the infrastructure needed across all stages of the supply chain − from crop production, feedstock harvesting, storage, transportation, and processing to biofuel distribution and use. This chapter focuses on the biofuel transportation and distribution network infrastructure, using Illinois as a case study. Building on an optimal land use allocation model for feedstock production, a mathematical programming model is used to determine optimal locations and capacities of biorefineries, delivery of bioenergy crops to biorefineries, and processing and distribution of ethanol and co-products (DDGS). The model aims to minimize total system costs in a multiyear planning horizon for the period of 2007--2022. Certain locations may be more suitable for corn and corn stover-based ethanol plants, others more for producing ethanol using perennial grasses (miscanthus)
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHandbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy
EditorsMadhu Khanna, Jürgen Scheffran, David Zilberman
PublisherSpringer
Pages151-173
Number of pages23
ISBN (Electronic)9781441903693
ISBN (Print)9781441903686, 9781461425045
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

Publication series

NameNatural Resource Management and Policy
Volume33
ISSN (Print)0929-127X
ISSN (Electronic)2511-8560

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  • Handbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy

    Khanna, M. (Editor), Scheffran, J. (Editor) & Zilberman, D. (Editor), 2010, Springer. (Natural Resource Management and Policy; vol. 33)

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