Published February 2007
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Journal article
Opportunities ('costs) matter: A comment on Pimentel and Patzek 'Ethanol production using corn, switchgrass, and wood; biodiesel production using soybean and sunflower'
Creators
- 1. Social Science Department, Wageningen University, Postbus 8130, bode 129, 6706 KN Wageningen (Netherlands)
Description
The energy balance for different crops reported by Pimentel and Patzek ignores opportunity costs. Including opportunity costs substantially changes the results and leads to different conclusions
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.02.007;
- PII
- S0301-4215(06)00095-4;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Energy Policy
- Journal Volume
- 35
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1414-1416
- ISSN
- 0301-4215
- CODEN
- ENPYAC
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38031499
- Subject category
- S09: BIOMASS FUELS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; COST; CROPS; ENERGY BALANCE; ETHANOL; LEAD; SOYBEANS; SUNFLOWERS; WOOD
- Descriptors DEC
- ALCOHOLS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FOOD; FUELS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPSIDA; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; SEEDS; VEGETABLES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.