000150219 001__ 150219 000150219 005__ 20180122225323.0 000150219 041__ $$aen_US 000150219 245__ $$aOptimizing Biofuels Production in an Uncertain Decision Environment 000150219 260__ $$c2013 000150219 269__ $$a2013 000150219 270__ $$mjadwiga.ziolkowska@beg.utexas.edu$$pZiolkowska, Jadwiga R. 000150219 300__ $$a15 000150219 336__ $$aConference Paper/ Presentation 000150219 520__ $$aThe question of increasing biofuels production and the development of different biofuels production technologies has become controversial. On the one hand, production of corn-based biofuels creates a ‘food/feed vs. fuel’ tradeoff condition, along with subsequent uncertainties for both consumers and producers (farmers). On the other, advanced biofuels (from, e.g., switchgrass, miscanthus, algae), although acknowledged as environmentally friendly, are not available yet on a large commercial scale. In addition, the resource availability for the production of biofuels feedstocks and the question of a sustainable biofuels production are major issues impacting decision making. By using a multi-objective optimization model and fuzzy logic, the paper presents an approach of modeling sustainable biofuels production from conventional and advanced biofuels feedstocks, under the condition of limited resources and uncertainty resulting from incomplete information or missing knowledge about resource availability for biofuels production. 000150219 542__ $$fLicense granted by Elizabeth Hilber (hilb0033@umn.edu) on 2013-06-04T20:45:49Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000150219 650__ $$aEnvironmental Economics and Policy 000150219 650__ $$aResearch and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies 000150219 650__ $$aResource /Energy Economics and Policy 000150219 6531_ $$aBiofuels 000150219 6531_ $$amulti-criteria decision-making 000150219 6531_ $$alinear programming (LP) 000150219 6531_ $$afuzzy set theory 000150219 6531_ $$auncertainty 000150219 700__ $$aZiolkowska, Jadwiga R. 000150219 773__ $$d2013 000150219 8564_ $$s231020$$uhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/150219/files/Full-paper-DC-Jad-Ziolkowska.pdf 000150219 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/150219 000150219 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:150219$$pGLOBAL_SET 000150219 912__ $$nSubmitted by Elizabeth Hilber (hilb0033@umn.edu) on 2013-06-04T20:48:53Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Full-paper-DC-Jad-Ziolkowska.pdf: 231020 bytes, checksum: abc064644c1d37c3a803f8a5291c80ed (MD5) 000150219 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2013-06-04T20:48:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Full-paper-DC-Jad-Ziolkowska.pdf: 231020 bytes, checksum: abc064644c1d37c3a803f8a5291c80ed (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 000150219 980__ $$a325 000150219 982__ $$gAgricultural and Applied Economics Association>2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C.