North American Ethanol Market Assessment

1 | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Introduction
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Ethanol Production Technology
• Summary of Major Findings
  • 1. Industry Challenges
  • 2. Market Drivers
  • 3. Market Restraints
  • 4. Feedstock Trends
  • 5. Ethanol Market Trends

2 | INTRODUCTION

• Introduction
  • 1. Market Overview
  • 2. Definitions

3 | NORTH AMERICAN ETHANOL MARKET

• Introduction
  • 1. An Overview
• United States
  • 1. An Overview
• Canada
  • 1. An Overview

4 | POLICY ENVIRONMENT IN NORTH AMERICA

• United States
  • 1. Federal Policies
  • 2. State Policies
• Canada
  • 1. Federal Policies
  • 2. Provincial Policies

5 | INDUSTRY DYNAMICS

• Challenges in the North American Ethanol Market
  • 1. Challenges Facing the Ethanol Industry in North America
  • 2. Analysis of Challenges Facing the U.S. Ethanol Industry
  • 3. Analysis of Challenges Facing the Ethanol Industry in Canada

6 | NORTH AMERICAN ETHANOL MARKET ASSESSMENT

• Introduction
  • 1. Overview
• World Oil Prices - An Outlook
  • 1. Oil Prices: Possible Scenarios
• United States
  • 1. Market Drivers
  • 2. Market Restraints
  • 3. Feedstock Trends
  • 4. Meeting the RFS Standard: An Assessment
  • 5. Assessing Ethanol Potential
• Canada
  • 1. Market Drivers
  • 2. Market Restraints
  • 3. Feedstock Trends
  • 4. Ethanol Potential: An Assessment
• Total North America : An Assessment
  • 1. Assessment of Total North American Ethanol Market

7 | STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

• Recommendations for the Ethanol Industry
  • 1. Policy Recommendations for North American Ethanol Market
• North American Ethanol Market - Conclusion
  • 1. Conclusion

8 | APPENDIX

• Tariifs and Imported Ethanol in the United States
  • 1. Elimination of Import Tariffs: How Rational is it?

Decision Support Database

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Total Electricity Generation
• 3. Electricity Generation - Thermal
• 4. Electricity Generation - Hydroelectricity
• 5. Electricity Generation - Nuclear
• 6. Electricity Generation - Others