Spatial and temporal aspects of grain accumulation costs for ethanol production: An Australian case study

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-119

  Anderton, Nikki ^a   Kingwell, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Grain accumulation; Logistics; Mathematical programming; Price volatility; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); LOGISTICS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; OPERATING COSTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GRAIN ACCUMULATION; PRICE VOLATILITY;

ETHANOL;

CROPS; ETHANOL; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); LOGISTICS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; OPERATING COSTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOFUEL; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY POLICY; ETHANOL; LOGISTICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; PETROLEUM; PLANT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 39049149958     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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