Optimal localisation of agricultural biofuel production facilities and feedstock: a Swedish case study
开发了一个空间优化模型，研究瑞典农业乙醇生产设施的成本有效选址，发现原料成本是选址的关键因素，但高原料密度会促使大型设施选址在原料成本高的地区。
Abstract Policies for investment in biofuel production facilities and feedstock may be necessary in order to meet climate and renewable energy targets. These policies entail a trade-off between high transportation costs of biomass and economies of scale of production facilities. We develop a spatial optimisation model and investigate the cost-effective localization of production facilities for ethanol from agricultural land in Sweden. Feedstock costs are found to be most important in determining the location, although high feedstock density motivates locating large facilities in areas with high feedstock costs. At higher production, feedstock from the whole country is preferred despite high transport costs.