Search Results - "Searcy, Erin M."

Uncertainties in Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Advanced Biomass Feedstock Logistics Supply Chains in Kansas by Nguyen, Long, Cafferty, Kara G, Searcy, Erin M, Spatari, Sabrina

“…To meet Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) cellulosic biofuel mandates, the United States will require an annual domestic supply of about 242 million…”
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Cost analysis for high-volume and long-haul transportation of densified biomass feedstock by Gonzales, Daniela, Searcy, Erin M., Ekşioğlu, Sandra D.

“…► We analyze transportation costs for densified biomass. ► We identify the main factors that impact rail transportation cost of biomass. ► We identify the main…”
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Strategic supply system design - a holistic evaluation of operational and production cost for a biorefinery supply chain by Lamers, Patrick, Tan, Eric C.D., Searcy, Erin M., Scarlata, Christopher J., Cafferty, Kara G., Jacobson, Jacob J.

“…Pioneer cellulosic biorefineries across the United States rely on a conventional feedstock supply system based on one‐year contracts with local growers, who…”
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An Integrated Landscape Management Approach to Sustainable Bioenergy Production by Nair, Shyam K., Hartley, Damon S., Gardner, Tessica A., McNunn, Gabe, Searcy, Erin M.

“…Integrated landscape management has emerged in recent years as a methodology to integrate the environmental impacts of various agricultural practices along…”
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Biomass market dynamics supporting the large‐scale deployment of high‐octane fuel production in the United States by Lamers, Patrick, Nguyen, Ruby T., Hartley, Damon S., Hansen, Jason K., Searcy, Erin M.

“…US Department of Energy research aimed at co‐optimizing fuels and engine performance identified several bioblendstocks that can improve fuel economy including…”
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Dynamic analysis of policy drivers for bioenergy commodity markets by Jeffers, Robert F., Jacobson, Jacob J., Searcy, Erin M.

“…Biomass is increasingly being considered as a feedstock to provide a clean and renewable source of energy in the form of both liquid fuels and electric power…”
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Investigation of thermochemical biorefinery sizing and environmental sustainability impacts for conventional supply system and distributed pre-processing supply system designs by Muth, David J., Langholtz, Matthew H., Tan, Eric C.D., Jacobson, Jacob J., Schwab, Amy, Wu, May M., Argo, Andrew, Brandt, Craig C., Cafferty, Kara G., Chiu, Yi-Wen, Dutta, Abhijit, Eaton, Laurence M., Searcy, Erin M.

“…The 2011 US Billion‐Ton Update estimates that by 2030 there will be enough agricultural and forest resources to sustainably provide at least one billion dry…”
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Impact of screening on behavior during storage and cost of ground small-diameter pine trees: a case study by Searcy, Erin M, Blackwelder, D. Brad, Delwiche, Mark E, Ray, Allison E, Kenney, Kevin L

“…Whole comminuted trees are known to self-heat and undergo quality changes during storage. Trommel screening after grinding is a process that removes fines from…”
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Optimal blending management of biomass resources used for biochemical conversion by Roni, Mohammad S., Thompson, David, Hartley, Damon, Searcy, Erin, Nguyen, Quang

“…This research develops an optimization model to describe the tradeoff among blend components in the least‐cost biomass blend, based on resource availability,…”
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Investigation of thermochemical biorefinery sizing and environmental sustainability impacts for conventional supply system and distributed pre-processing supply system designs by David J. Muth, Jr, Matthew H. Langholtz, Eric C. D. Tan, Jacob J. Jacobson, Amy Schwab, May M. Wu, Andrew Argo, Craig C. Brandt, Kara G. Cafferty, Yi-Wen Chiu, Abhijit Dutta, Laurence M. Eaton, Erin M. Searcy

“…The 2011 US Billion-Ton Update estimates that by 2030 there will be enough agricultural and forest resources to sustainably provide at least one billion dry…”
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Investigation of thermochemical biorefinery sizing and environmental sustainability impacts for conventional supply system and distributed pre‐processing supply system designs by Muth, David J., Langholtz, Matthew H., Tan, Eric C. D., Jacobson, Jacob J., Schwab, Amy, Wu, May M., Argo, Andrew, Brandt, Craig C., Cafferty, Kara G., Chiu, Yi‑Wen, Dutta, Abhijit, Eaton, Laurence M., Searcy, Erin M.

“…Abstract The 2011 <styled-content style='fixed-case'>US</styled-content> Billion‐Ton Update estimates that by 2030 there will be enough agricultural and forest…”
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Agriculture and Land Use Issues by Pimentel, David;Hess, Richard;Diaz-Chavez, Rocio;Ravindranath, R. H

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