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RENEWABLE ENERGY - Ethanol

Many of the Information Files listed below are accompanied by companion tools such as Decision Tools , Teaching Activities and Voiced Media Presentations

Industry Analysis
Newsletter Articles
Renewable energy newsletter available -- July 2008
Energy agriculture - where’s the nitrogen? -- November 2007
Energy agriculture - food versus fuel -- October 2007
Energy agriculture - farmer investment decisions -- September 2007
Energy agriculture - carbon farming -- August 2007
Energy agriculture - ethanol energy balance -- July 2007
Marketing E85: Big oil obstacles and ethanol industry opportunities -- June 2007
Energy agriculture - Brazilian ethanol -- June 2007
Energy agriculture - who will own it? -- May 2007
Energy agriculture - beyond corn ethanol -- April 2007
Energy agriculture - corn ethanol -- March 2007
Voiced Media
The Future of Biorefining in Iowa – Iowa Bioeconomy Summit -- Robert C. Brown, ISU Office of Biorenewables -- November, 2006.
Implications of Bioenergy on Agricultural Production – Iowa Bioeconomy Summit -- Craig Lang, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation -- November, 2006.
Economic and Social Impact of a Growing Bioenergy Industry on the State and its Policy Implications – Iowa Bioeconomy Summit - Bruce Babcock, Iowa State University -- November, 2006.
Innovating for the Future – Iowa Bioeconomy Summit -- Ted Crosbie, Chief Techology Officer for Iowa -- November, 2006.
Overview of Ethanol Industry – Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- John Miranowski, Iowa State University -- November 2006
Economics of Ethanol Industry -- Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- Paul Gallagher, Iowa State University -- November 2006
Ethanol Industry’s Impact on Corn Supplies -- Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- Bob Wisner, Iowa State University -- November 2006
Impact of Corn Based Ethanol on Grain, Oilseed and Livestock Sectors -- Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- Amani Elobeid, Iowa State University -- November 2006
Impact of Ethanol Industry on Livestock Sector -- Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- John Lawrence, Iowa State University -- November 2006
Potential Infrastructure Constraints on Growth of Ethanol Industry -- Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- Roger Ginder, Iowa State University -- November 2006
Growing the Ethanol Industry – Growing the Bioeconomy -- Vinod Khousla, Venture Capitalist – August, 2006
Role of Biomass in a Sustainable World – Growing the Bioeconomy – Lee Lynd, Dartmouth -- August, 2006.
Economic Interactions of Biofuels and Agricultural Markets – Growing the Bio-Economy -- August, 2006
Technical Overview of Biorefineries – Growing the Bio-economy -- August, 2006

Profitability	Decision Tools (xls)	Teaching Activities (doc)
Information Files
Tracking the Profitability of Ethanol Production -- D1-10
Monthly Profitability of Ethanol Production (xls)
Voiced Media
Firm Level Perspectives on Ethanol Expansion -- Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- Bob Jolly, Iowa State University -- November 2006

Legal & Finance

Feedstocks
Voiced Media
Environmental Effects of Alternative Feedstocks and the Impact of the Systems Needed to Grow those Feedstocks – Alternative Crops and Policies for Bioenergy -- Catherine Kling, Iowa State University -- March, 2007
Farm Level Economics of Growing Alternative Energy Feedstocks – Alternative Crops and Policies for Bioenergy -- Chad Hart, Iowa State University -- March, 2007
Ethanol and Livestock: Synergies or Competition – Growing the Bio-Economy -- August, 2006

Cellulosic Ethanol
Voiced Media
Potential to Produce Liquid Fuels from Cellulosic Feedstock – Alternative Crops and Policies for Bioenergy -- Robert Brown, Iowa State University -- March, 2007
Innovations in Carbohydrate Production and Processing – Growing the Bioeconomy -- August, 2006

Community Impacts
Voiced Media
Effect of Biofuel Production and Processing on Community, Regional and Statewide Development (Part I) – Alternative Crops and Policies for Bioenergy -- David Swenson, Iowa State University -- March, 2007
Effect of Biofuel Production and Processing on Community, Regional and Statewide Development (Part II) -- Alternative Crops and Policies for Bioenergy - John Miranowski -- March, 2007

Policy
Voiced Media
Costs and Benefits of Alternative Policies such as Energy Taxes, Cap and Trade Policies, and Targeted Subsidies – Alternative Crops and Policies for Bioenergy -- Bruce Babcock, Iowa State University -- March, 2007

Related Websites
Argonne National Laboratory
Energy Future Coalition
Energy Information Administration
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
American Coalition for Ethanol
Midwest Ag Energy Network
National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC)
Iowa Energy Center
Renewable Fuels Association
International Association for Energy Economics

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