Trends in U.S. Agriculture's Consumption and Production of Energy: Renewable Power, Shale Energy, and Cellulosic Biomass

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英文名称：

Trends in U.S. Agriculture's Consumption and Production of Energy: Renewable Power, Shale Energy, and Cellulosic Biomass

作者：

Claudia Hitaj; Shellye Suttles

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=74661

关键词：

Energy;  agriculture;  renewable energy;  shale;  biofuel;  biomass;  Renewable Fuel Standard;  Clean Power Plan; 

年份：

2016

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

53 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

Changing energy policy and market conditions are affecting agriculture as both a consumer and producer of energy. This study analyzes how the Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandates a biofuel component in U.S. transportation fuels, the shale energy revolution, and the Clean Power Plan could affect the agricultural sector.