Opportunities and Challenges in the Design and Analysis of Biomass Supply Chains

Lautala, Pasi T.; Hilliard, Michael R.; Webb, Erin; Busch, Ingrid; Richard Hess, J.; Roni, Mohammad S.; Hilbert, Jorge; Handler, Robert M.; Bittencourt, Roger; Valente, Amir; Laitinen, Tuuli

doi:10.1007/s00267-015-0565-2

Title: Opportunities and Challenges in the Design and Analysis of Biomass Supply Chains

Journal Article · Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Environmental Management

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0565-2· OSTI ID:1319198

Lautala, Pasi T. ^[1]; Hilliard, Michael R. ^[2]; Webb, Erin ^[2]; Busch, Ingrid ^[2]; Richard Hess, J. ^[3]; Roni, Mohammad S. ^[3]; Hilbert, Jorge ^[4]; Handler, Robert M. ^[5]; Bittencourt, Roger ^[6]; Valente, Amir ^[6]; Laitinen, Tuuli ^[7]

Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
National Inst. of Agricultural Tecnology, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States). Sustainable Futures Inst.
Univ. Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis (Brazil). LabTrans
Lappeenranta Univ. of Technology, Mikkeli (Finland). LUT Savo Sustainable Technologies

The biomass supply chain is one of the most critical elements of large scale bioenergy production and in many cases a key barrier for procuring initial funding for new developments on specific energy crops. Most of the large scale productions of liquid biofuels rely on complex transforming chains linked to feed and food markets. The term ’supply chain’ covers various aspects from cultivation and harvesting of the biomass, to treatment, transportation and storage. After the energy conversion, the product must be delivered to final consumption, whether it is in the form of electricity, heat, or more tangible products, such as pellets or ethanol. Effective supply chains are of utmost importance for bioenergy production, as biomass tends to possess challenging spatial distribution and low mass, energy and bulk densities. Additionally, the demand for final products is often dispersed, further complicating the supply chain. The goal of this paper is to introduce key components of biomass supply chains and provide examples of modeling applications available for supply chain investigations. The paper will introduce a concept of integrated supply systems for sustainable biomass trade, followed by three modeling tools developed to help users to understand the factors influencing the biofuel supply chain landscape. The final section will concentrate on various aspects of transportation logistics, ranging from alternative modal / multimodal arrangements to introduction of two analytical support tools, one from U.S. and one from Brazil. Conclusions and research recommendations are also outlined to facilitate the future direction for this area of study.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; CBET-1140152; AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 1319198

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1358423

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-15-34569

Journal Information:: Environmental Management, Vol. 56, Issue 6; ISSN 0364-152X

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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