U of Illinois launches new biomass growth simulator

January 19, 2012 |

In Illinois, researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a computer model to run simulations on how to grow biofuel crops and convert them into fuel, optimizing operations to bring down costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions or achieve other goals. The model took into account regional attributes such as weather, crop yield, farm size and transport distances. The model can optimize more than 300,000 variables, including harvest schedules, equipment selection, storage sizing, transport distances and the logistics of moving the biomass from place to place.

Category: Research

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