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Biomass supply contract pricing and environmental policy analysis: A simulation approach
Energy
  • Shiyang Huang, Iowa State University
  • Guiping Hu, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
2-1-2018
DOI
10.1016/j.energy.2018.01.015
Abstract

This paper proposes an agent-based simulation model to study the biomass supply contract pricing and policy making in the biofuel industry. In the proposed model, the agents include farmers and a biofuel producer. Farmers' decision-making is assumed to be profit driven, which is formulated as a mixed-integer optimization model, and the biofuel producer's pricing decision is represented with a linear equation with an objective to maximize profits. A case study based on Iowa has been developed to analyze the interactions between the stakeholders and assist determination of the optimal pricing equation for the biofuel producer. Simulation results show that under such a pricing strategy, the biofuel producer can achieve higher profitability than using a fixed price. The impact of government environmental regulations on farmers' decision-making and biomass supply has also been analyzed, and managerial insights have been derived.

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This is a manuscript of an article published as Huang, Shiyang, and Guiping Hu. "Biomass supply contract pricing and environmental policy analysis: A simulation approach." Energy (2018). doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.01.015. Posted with permission.

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Elsevier, B.V.
Language
en
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Citation Information
Shiyang Huang and Guiping Hu. "Biomass supply contract pricing and environmental policy analysis: A simulation approach" Energy Vol. 145 (2018) p. 557 - 566
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/guiping_hu/33/