Funding

European Commission, Directorate-General Joint Research Centre, Contract no. 150640-2006 F1ED-DE

Duration

December 2006 – June 2006

Organisation

Project leader: EuroCARE GmbH

Consortium composed by:

• LEI, Wageningen, The Netherlands
• EuroCARE GmbH

Sub-contractors:

• Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon (ART), Switzerland
• Dipl.-Geogr. Thomas Breuer
• Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft (FAL), Braunschweig, Germany
• Dipl.-Ing. Agr. Markus Kempen

Objectives

The specific objectives of this study are the following

• To provide a detailed overview on existing modelling approaches and model estimates concerning the production of energy-crops in agriculture
• To propose feasibel approaches to include biofuels and biomass production into agricultural sector models maintained at JRC-IPTS (e.g.CAPRI, CAPSIM and AGMEMOD). These approaches should specifically focus on methodologies (e.g. processing functions, calibration) and data issues, with emphasis in its reusability by different modelling groups. Moreover, feasible links to CGE models should be explored.
• To evaluate these approaches by identifying zheir pros and cons and based on this to draw recommendations for its future inclusion in agricultural sector models

Tasks

The service is divided in three tasks:

Task 0: Written minutes of the kick-off meeting to clarify and agree all the requirements of the study

Task 1: A review of existing modelling approaches and estimates concerning the production of energy-crops in agriculture

• Overview on existing production technologies for biomass and biofuels, their main economic determinants, and future economic prospects
• Task 1.2: Overview on European and national policies
• Task 1.3: Review of existing methodologies and modelling results related to biofuels and biomass production

Task 2: Feasible approaches to include biofuels and biomass production into agricultural sector models maintained at JRC-IPTS and links to CGE models

Task 3: Pros and cons of approaches to model biofuels and biomass production in agricultural sector models: recommendations

Additional information:

• Witzke, H.P., Banse, M., Gömann, H., Heckelei, Th., Breuer, Th., Mann, S., Kempen, M., Adenäuer, M., Zintl, A. (2008): Modelling of Energy-Crops in Agricultural Sector Models - A Review of Existing Methodologies, European Commision, JRC-IPTS, Seville