Regional Biomass Feedstock PartnershipCX(s) Applied: A9Date: 03/30/2010Location(s): South DakotaOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
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March 30, 2010
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CX(s) Applied: A9
Date: 03/30/2010
Location(s): South Dakota
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
As part of the Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership this activity will support the development of a corn stover residue removal tool. The objective of this research effort is to design a corn stover removal computer model to determine the effects of corn stover removal on plant growth, soil carbon, and sustainability. The research on this portion of the corn stover residue removal tool will focus on integrating the DayCent model into the residue removal tool and testing and interpretation of results. This tool will utilize a nationally disparate set of field trials to provide data and information about the sustainability impacts of corn stover residue removal for the production of liquid transportation fuels. Using this data and information, the tool development effort will integrate a number of modeling tools and databases into a multi-variant decision framework. The research on this portion of the corn stover residue removal tool will focus on a systems integration effort pulling together the previous pieces as well as providing access to databases, information systems, and user control interfaces.