Research Article
Optimal Location of Biogas Plants in Supply Chains under Carbon Effects: Insight from a Case Study on Animal Manure in North Dakota
Table 2
Factor and criteria to select candidate biogas plant.
| Factor | Criteria |
| Roads and railway | To exclude area which contain or are less than 200m away from major, county and rail network | Water (river and aquifer surface) | To exclude area which contain or are less than 150m away from water line | Bureau of Land Management (BLM) | To exclude area which contain or are less than 1km away from BLM surface land | Gas grid | To include area within 2km of gas pipeline | Forest service | To exclude area which contain or are less than 200m away from | Tribal land | To exclude area which contain or are less than 200m away from | National park | To exclude area which contain or are less than 200m away from | Wildlife | To exclude area which contain or are less than 150m away from wildlife area | Wells and rigs | To exclude area which contain or are less than 200m away from oil well and rig | Urban | To exclude area which contain or are less than 2km away |
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