Modelling the impacts of policies on advanced biofuel feedstocks diffusion

This paper analyzes the market share penetration of advanced biofuels and assesses the economical, political and technological factors critical to the diffusion of advanced biofuels. This study comprises economic policies, processes of technological diffusion of emerging technologies and a methodolo...

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Published in:	Journal of cleaner production Vol. 142; pp. 2471 - 2479
Main Authors:	Ribeiro, Lauro André, Pereira da Silva, Patrícia, Ribeiro, Leila, Dotti, Fernando Luís
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 20-01-2017
Subjects:	Advanced biofuels Economic diffusion Emerging technologies Modelling Renewables Transportation Modelling Advanced biofuels Economic diffusion Transportation Emerging technologies Renewables
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Summary:	This paper analyzes the market share penetration of advanced biofuels and assesses the economical, political and technological factors critical to the diffusion of advanced biofuels. This study comprises economic policies, processes of technological diffusion of emerging technologies and a methodology for modelling possible transportation fuel scenarios. In order to model future scenarios, Stochastic Automata Networks (SAN) are used, a structured formalism that provides a high-level abstraction to represent continuous and discrete-time Markovian models. The results show that in order to boost development of advanced biofuels, public investment in R&D is the most important policy to be adopted. Developing strategies aimed to renewable resources; applying tax incentives and subsidies; and issuing mandatory country objectives are also encouraged.
ISSN:	0959-6526 1879-1786
DOI:	10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.027