Location Allocation of Biorefineries for a Switchgrass-Based Bioethanol Supply Chain Using Energy Consumption and Emissions

Author:

Haji Esmaeili Seyed Ali1ORCID,Sobhani Ahmad2,Ebrahimi Sajad3ORCID,Szmerekovsky Joseph4,Dybing Alan5,Keramati Amin6

Affiliation:

1. Department of Management, Marketing and Operations, College of Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA

2. Department of Decision and Information Sciences, School of Business Administration, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA

3. Nicolais School Business, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY 10301, USA

4. Transportation, Logistics, and Finance Department, College of Business, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA

5. Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA

6. School of Business, Widener University, Chester, PA 19013, USA

Abstract

Background: Due to the growing demand for energy and environmental issues related to using fossil fuels, it is becoming tremendously important to find alternative energy sources. Bioethanol produced from switchgrass is considered as one of the best alternatives to fossil fuels. Methods: This study develops a two-stage supply chain modeling approach that first determines feasible locations for constructing switchgrass-based biorefineries in the state of North Dakota by using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis. In the second stage, the profit of the corresponding switchgrass-based bioethanol supply chain is maximized by developing a mixed-integer linear program that aims to commercialize the bioethanol production while impacts of energy use and carbon emission costs on the supply chain decisions and siting of biorefineries are included. Results: The numerical results show that carbon emissions and energy consumption penalties affect optimal biorefinery selections and supply chain decisions. Conclusions: We conclude that there is no need to penalize both emissions and energy use simultaneously to achieve desirable environmental benefits, otherwise, the supply chain becomes non-profitable. Moreover, imposing emissions or energy consumption penalties makes the optimization model closer to supply sources while having higher land rental costs. Such policies would promote sustainable second-generation biomass production, thus decreasing reliance on fossil fuels.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Engineering

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