High-Value Renewable Energy from Prairie Grasses
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Projected economic benefits of renewable energy derived from a native prairie grass, switchgrass, include nonmarket values that can reduce net fuel costs to near zero. At a farm gate price of $44.00/dry Mg, an agricultural sector model predicts higher profits for switchgrass than conventional crops on 16.9 million hectares (ha). Benefits would include an annual increase of $6 billion in net farm returns, a $1.86 billion reduction in government subsidies, and displacement of 44-159 Tg/year (1 Tg = 1012 g) of greenhouse gas emissions. Incorporating these values into the pricing structure for switchgrass bioenergy could accelerate commercialization and provide net benefits to the U.S. economy.
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Ethanol and biodiesel from corn and soybean are currently the main biofuel crops in the United States, but the perennial crops alfalfa, hybrid poplar, reed canarygrass, and switchgrass have been proposed as future dedicated energy crops.
“Ethanol and biodiesel from corn and soybean are currently the main biofuel crops in the United States, but the perennial crops alfalfa, hybrid poplar, reed canarygrass, and switchgrass have been proposed as future dedicated energy crops (McLaughlin et al. 2002, Lamb et al. 2003, Lewandowski et al. 2003, Spath and Mann 2004).”
From LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF NET GREENHOUSE-GAS FLUX FOR BIOENERGY CROPPING SYSTEMS (2007) · cites this paper as McLaughlin et al. 2002
Biofuels have been considered to have a near-zero net emission of greenhouse gases.
“Biofuels have been considered to have a near-zero net emission of greenhouse gases (McLaughlin et al. 2002).”
From LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF NET GREENHOUSE-GAS FLUX FOR BIOENERGY CROPPING SYSTEMS (2007) · cites this paper as McLaughlin et al. 2002
Switchgrass has shown promise as a cellulosic ethanol source due to its high productivity across a large geographical domain.
“Among the portfolio of herbaceous perennial crops considered for adoption throughout the USA, switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has shown promise as a cellulosic ethanol source due to its high productivity across a large geographical domain [26].”
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- Authors
- McLaughlin, S. B., de la Torre Ugarte, D. G., Garten, Lynd, L. R., Sanderson, M. A., Tolbert, V. R., & Wolf, D. D.
- Affiliations
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USDA-ARS, Curtin Road, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
- Corresponding author
- McLaughlin, S. B.
- Venue
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2002-04-09
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 2122-2129
- ISSN
- 0013-936X (ISSN-L)
- 1520-5851
- OpenAlex
- W2077193390
- Cited by
- 316
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 21 · 2014: 26 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 26
- Type
- other
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Environmental Science & Technology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Keywords
- switchgrass, bioenergy, prairie grasses, non-market values, net farm returns, government subsidies, renewable energy economics
- MeSH terms
- Bioelectric Energy Sources, Commerce, Conservation of Natural Resources, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Poaceae, United States, Greenhouse Effect
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