Implications of local lifecycle analyses and low carbon fuel standard design on gasohol transportation fuels

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 7191-7201

  Boies, Adam M ^a   McFarlane, Dane ^b   Taff, Steven ^c   Watts, Winthrop F ^d   Kittelson, David B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Great Plains Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Low carbon fuel standard; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CARBON INTENSITY; CORN-ETHANOL; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FUEL PRODUCTION; HISTORICAL DATA; INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; LAND-USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LOW CARBON; MINNESOTA; POLICY CONFIGURATIONS; POLICY SCENARIO; REGIONAL POLICIES; SPECIFIC STATE; STANDARD DESIGN; STOCHASTIC MODELING; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; UNCERTAINTY;

ETHANOL; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; PETROLEUM REFINING; REFINING; STANDARDS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; STANDARD (REGULATION);

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80054861065     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.08.040     Document Type: Article

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