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Bio-energy production in the sugar industry: an integrated modeling approach

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  • Haque, Imdadul
  • Rozakis, Stelios
  • Ganko, Ewa
  • Kallivroussis, Leonidas

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Recent reforms in the Common Agricultural Policy and the sugar regime caused serious concerns for the future of the European sugar industry. At the same time, the European Commission considers transportation bio-fuels as a key factor for reducing reliance on imported fuels, emission levels of greenhouse gases and to meet rural development goals. Matching the sugar sector with bio-ethanol production may create opportunities for sustainable management of the existing sugar industry infrastructure and also serve bio-fuel policy targets. A partial equilibrium economic model is used in order to evaluate the shift from sugar to bio-ethanol production in Thessaly, Greece. In the agricultural feedstock supply and industrial processing sub-models are articulated indicating optimal crop mix for farmers and the best technology configurations for industry. The joint ethanol-biogas option appears to be preferable using sugar beet and wheat, whereas capacity selected amounts at 120 kt of ethanol.

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  • Haque, Imdadul & Rozakis, Stelios & Ganko, Ewa & Kallivroussis, Leonidas, 2009. "Bio-energy production in the sugar industry: an integrated modeling approach," 113th Seminar, September 3-6, 2009, Chania, Crete, Greece 58026, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:eaa113:58026
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.58026
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    1. Md. I. Haque & Stelios Rozakis & A. Natsis & M. Borzecka-Walker & K. Mizak, 2011. "Cost effectiveness of bio-ethanol to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in Greece," Working Papers 2011-3, Agricultural University of Athens, Department Of Agricultural Economics.

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