The challenges of biofuels from the perspective of small-scale producers in Ohio

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 522-530

  Morrone, Michele ^a   Stuart, Ben J ^b   McHenry, Izaak ^a   Buckley, Geoffrey L ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Challenges; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FUELS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RAW MATERIALS;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTIONS; CHALLENGES; FOOD SECURITIES; LOW PRICES; OIL IMPORTS; RENEWABLE FUELS; SMALL BUSINESSES; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADITIONAL FUELS; UNITED STATES;

BIOFUELS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58149119496     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.09.082     Document Type: Article

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