A GIS-enabled comparison of fixed and discriminatory pricing strategies for potential switchgrass-to-ethanol conversion facilities in Alabama

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-306

  Zhan, F Benjamin ^a   Chen, Xuwei ^a   Noon, Charles E ^b   Wu, Guangyu ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass; GIS; Spatial pricing strategy; Transportation

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; COSTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

PRICING; SWITCHGRASS-TO-ETHANOL CONVERSION; SWTICHGRASS;

CROPS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ETHANOL; FACILITY LOCATION; GIS; PRICING POLICY;

COSTS; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; GIS; GRASSES; PLANNING; PRICES;

ALABAMA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 11444251889     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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