Dedicated Energy Crops and Competition for Agricultural Land

Ron Sands ; Scott Malcolm ; Shellye Suttles , and Elizabeth Marshall

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: bioenergy;    land use;    energy crops;    scenarios;    renewable portfolio standard;    climate policy;   

RP-ID  :  ERR-223

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

Crops that are grown strictly for energy use, such as switchgrass in the United States, have received much attention as potential renewable sources for bioelectricity; however, markets do not presently exist for large-scale use of this resource. This study examines three policy scenarios that could create a market for bioelectricity using dedicated energy crops.