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Land Allocation for Biomass Crops

Author : Ruopu Li
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319745360
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Land Allocation for Biomass Crops written by Ruopu Li and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume establishes a forum for international experts to explore cutting-edge questions associated with the land use and biomass production. Topics include ‘do we have enough land, either primary or marginal, to accommodate future production of biomass?’, ‘how are farming decisions made in response to biomass incentives?’, ‘is the current bio-mass production socially, economically and environmentally sustainable?’, and ‘what are the main constraints currently limiting biofuel deployment?’ The expansion of biomass production is often at the cost of reduced land availability for food production and losses of areas with ecological functions such as forests and wetlands. This process often involves complex interplay of physical dynamics and human systems that are driven by numerous geographic and socio-economic factors at different scales. Thus, the state-of-the-art research on the land use issues surrounding the biomass production and its environmental impacts is important for informed land management decision making. This book will be of great use to researchers in land use management and biomass-based renewable energy, as well as practitioners.

Land Allocation for Biomass Crops

Author : Ruopu Li
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783319745374
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (453 download)

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Book Synopsis Land Allocation for Biomass Crops by : Ruopu Li

Download or read book Land Allocation for Biomass Crops written by Ruopu Li and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume establishes a forum for international experts to explore cutting-edge questions associated with the land use and biomass production. Topics include 'do we have enough land, either primary or marginal, to accommodate future production of biomass?', 'how are farming decisions made in response to biomass incentives?', 'is the current bio-mass production socially, economically and environmentally sustainable?', and 'what are the main constraints currently limiting biofuel deployment?' The expansion of biomass production is often at the cost of reduced land availability for food production and losses of areas with ecological functions such as forests and wetlands. This process often involves complex interplay of physical dynamics and human systems that are driven by numerous geographic and socio-economic factors at different scales. Thus, the state-of-the-art research on the land use issues surrounding the biomass production and its environmental impacts is important for informed land management decision making. This book will be of great use to researchers in land use management and biomass-based renewable energy, as well as practitioners.

A Biomass Future for the North American Great Plains

Author : Norman J. Rosenberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 140205601X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis A Biomass Future for the North American Great Plains by : Norman J. Rosenberg

Download or read book A Biomass Future for the North American Great Plains written by Norman J. Rosenberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-02-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North American Great Plains is a major global breadbasket but its agriculture is stressed by drought, heat, damaging winds, soil erosion and declining ground water resources. Biomass production and processing on the Plains would partially restore a perennial vegetative cover and create employment opportunities. This book explores the possibility that the ecology and economy of the Plains region, and similar regions, would benefit from the introduction of perennial biomass crops.

Growing energy

Author : Kathryn A. Zeimetz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Growing energy written by Kathryn A. Zeimetz and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Growth and Allocation of Woody Biomass in Forest Trees Based on Environmental Conditions

Author : Luigi Todaro
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3036504362
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (365 download)

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Book Synopsis Growth and Allocation of Woody Biomass in Forest Trees Based on Environmental Conditions by : Luigi Todaro

Download or read book Growth and Allocation of Woody Biomass in Forest Trees Based on Environmental Conditions written by Luigi Todaro and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-04-23 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest ecosystems are important because of the key role in reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations by storing a large amount of carbon in biomass and soils. The relative amount of above-ground biomass allocated among different tree tissues is a functional indicator of forests’ health reflecting the material flow, the wood quality and the plant survival strategy. The way in which plants steer their photosynthetic product across their compartments is not fixed but likely vary over time, across growth economies and among species and, lastly, is influenced by plant size and climate, Obtaining a qualitative/quantitative understanding of the influence that these factors have in both growth and biomass allocation is of fundamental importance either in understanding plant ecology and evolution and into developing environmental policies and useful forest management practices to cope with future climate change.

The Potential Supply of Cellulosic Biomass Energy Crops in Western Massachusetts

Author : David Selkirk Timmons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (748 download)

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Book Synopsis The Potential Supply of Cellulosic Biomass Energy Crops in Western Massachusetts by : David Selkirk Timmons

Download or read book The Potential Supply of Cellulosic Biomass Energy Crops in Western Massachusetts written by David Selkirk Timmons and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most energy sources are derived from the sun, directly or indirectly. Stopping the increase of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will likely require more reliance on current rather than ancient terrestrial solar input. Yet which forms of renewable energy are most appropriately used is a significant question for the twenty-first century. This dissertation concerns the potential supply of biomass energy crops as a renewable energy source in Massachusetts. Biomass represents a low-efficiency solar collector, and supplying society with an important portion of its energy from biomass would require a great deal of land. The cellulosic biomass crop evaluated in this research is switchgrass, among the most studied of possible biomass crops. The study looks at biomass energy crop potential from three perspectives. First, a biomass crop supply function is developed for switchgrass by 1) using a GIS model to estimate land availability by current land use and soil type; 2) using a crop-growth simulation model to estimate potential switchgrass yields; 3) estimating marginal production cost by land parcel; and 4) calculating a supply function from marginal production costs. Total technical potential is estimated to be about 1.3 million dry metric tons of switchgrass per year, though financial constraints would likely limit production to some portion of the estimated 125,000 metric tons per year that could be produced on existing grasslands. Next, the study examines circumstances under which landowners might opt to make land available for biomass crop production. The social challenge of minimizing biomass energy cost is described. Potential biomass crop landowner decisions are characterized in a theoretical utility maximization model, with results suggesting that non-price attributes of crop production are likely important to landowners. Finally, an empirical study using a landowner survey assesses interest in growing biomass crops, and uses contingent valuation (CV) to estimate landowner willingness to accept (WTA) land rent for biomass crops. The median estimate is $321/ha/yr, with a much-higher mean estimate of $658/ha/yr (based on a parametric estimator). While the realistic potential for biomass crops is some fraction of technically feasible potential, there are other potentially important roles for biomass crops in Massachusetts, for example in preserving unused farmland that would otherwise revert to forest.

Perennial Biomass Crops for a Resource-Constrained World

Author : Susanne Barth
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319445308
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Book Synopsis Perennial Biomass Crops for a Resource-Constrained World by : Susanne Barth

Download or read book Perennial Biomass Crops for a Resource-Constrained World written by Susanne Barth and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a flavour of activities focussed on the need for sustainably produced biomass to support European strategic objectives for the developing bioeconomy. The chapters cover five broad topic areas relating to the use of perennial biomass crops in Europe. These are: ‘Bioenergy Resources from Perennial Crops in Europe’, ‘European Regional Examples for the Use of Perennial Crops for Bioenergy’, ‘Genotypic Selection of Perennial Biomass Crops for Crop Improvement’, ‘Ecophysiology of Perennial Biomass Crops’ and ‘Examples of End-Use of Perennial Biomass Crops’. Two major issues relating to the future use of biomass energy are the identification of the most suitable second generation biomass crops and the need to utilise land not under intensive agricultural production, broadly referred to as ‘marginal land’. The two main categories of plants that fit these needs are perennial rhizomatous grasses and trees that can be coppiced. The overarching questions that are addressed in the book relate to the suitability of perennial crops for providing feedstocks for a European bioeconomy and the need to exploit environments for biomass crops which do not compete with food crops. Bioenergy is the subject of a wide range of national and European policy measures. New developments covered are, for example, the use of perennial grasses to produce protein for animal feed and concepts to use perennial biomass crops to mitigate carbon emissions through soil carbon sequestration. Several chapters also show how prudent selection of suitable genotypes and breeding are essential to develop high yielding and sustainable second generation biomass crops which are adapted to a wide range of unfavourable conditions like chilling and freezing, drought, flooding and salinity. The final chapters also emphasise the need to be kept an eye out for potential new end-uses of perennial biomass crops that will contribute further to the developing bioeconomy.

The Role of Biomass in Meeting Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

Author : Peter Read
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book The Role of Biomass in Meeting Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets written by Peter Read and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Economic Analysis of Land Use in Global Climate Change Policy

Author : Thomas W. Hertel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135978832
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Book Synopsis Economic Analysis of Land Use in Global Climate Change Policy by : Thomas W. Hertel

Download or read book Economic Analysis of Land Use in Global Climate Change Policy written by Thomas W. Hertel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land has long been overlooked in economics. That is now changing. A substantial part of the solution to the climate crisis may lie in growing crops for fuel and using trees for storing carbon. This book investigates the potential of these options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, estimates the costs to the economy, and analyses the trade-offs with growing food. The first part presents new databases that are necessary to underpin policy-relevant research in the field of climate change while describing and critically assessing the underlying data, the methodologies used, and the first applications. Together, the new data and the extended models allow for a thorough and comprehensive analysis of a land use and climate policy. This book outlines key empirical and analytical issues associated with modelling land use and land use change in the context of global climate change policy. It places special emphasis on the economy-wide competition for land and other resources, especially; The implications of changes in land use for the cost of climate change mitigation, Land use change as a result of mitigation, and Feedback from changes in the global climate to land use. By offering synthesis and evaluation of a variety of different approaches to this challenging field of research, this book will serve as a key reference for future work in the economic analysis of land use and climate change policy.

Energy Crops Vs. Forest Biomass for Meeting the Renewable Fuel Standard

Author : Weiwei Wang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Energy Crops Vs. Forest Biomass for Meeting the Renewable Fuel Standard written by Weiwei Wang and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing concerns about energy security and climate change mitigation have led to significant policy support for biofuels, particularly for cellulosic biofuels. This paper examines the short- and long-run effects of Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on the mix of agricultural and forest biomass, food, fuel and wood markets and land use change by using an economic model that integrates the agriculture, forest and transportation fuel sectors. Our results show that RFS would lead to the production of about 1600 billion liters of corn ethanol over the 2010-2035 periods, which could constitute a maximum of two-thirds of the cumulative biofuel production; the remaining mandate is met by advanced biofuels. The logging residues are the primary initial providers of biomass feedstocks. After year 2025, energy crops and crop residues will play the leading role in cellulosic feedstocks production. Producing these biofuels will not cause significant land use change between and within agricultural and forest sector as compared to the business-as-usual (BAU) case. The total annual GHG flux under RFS in 2035 is improved by 6.9% and social welfare increases by 4% relative to BAU.

Handbook of Bioenergy Crop Plants

Author : Chittaranjan Kole
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439816840
Total Pages : 876 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Bioenergy Crop Plants written by Chittaranjan Kole and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-03-22 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world’s population is projected to reach 10 billion or more by 2100, devastating fossil fuel shortages loom in the future unless more renewable alternatives to energy are developed. Bioenergy, in the form of cellulosic biomass, starch, sugar, and oils from crop plants, has emerged as one of the cheaper, cleaner, and environmentally sustainable alternatives to traditional forms of energy. Handbook of Bioenergy Crop Plants brings together the work of a panel of global experts who survey the possibilities and challenges involved in biofuel production in the twenty-first century. Section One explores the genetic improvement of bioenergy crops, ecological issues and biodiversity, feedstock logistics and enzymatic cell wall degradation to produce biofuels, and process technologies of liquid transportation fuels production. It also reviews international standards for fuel quality, unique issues of biofuel-powered engines, life-cycle environmental impacts of biofuels compared with fossil fuels, and social concerns. Section Two examines commercialized bioenergy crops, including cassava, Jatropha, forest trees, maize, oil palm, oilseed Brassicas, sorghum, soybean, sugarcane, and switchgrass. Section Three profiles emerging crops such as Brachypodium, diesel trees, minor oilseeds, lower plants, Paulownia, shrub willow, sugarbeet, sunflower, and sweet potato. It also discusses unconventional biomass resources such as vegetable oils, organic waste, and municipal sludge. Highlighting the special requirements, major achievements, and unresolved concerns in bioenergy production from crop plants, the book is destined to lead to future discoveries related to the use of plants for bioenergy production. It will assist in developing innovative ways of ameliorating energy problems on the horizon.

Selected Papers from 27th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2019)

Author : David Baxter
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 303650804X
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (365 download)

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Book Synopsis Selected Papers from 27th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2019) by : David Baxter

Download or read book Selected Papers from 27th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2019) written by David Baxter and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws together a small selection of full-length papers based on presentations given at the 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition held in Lisbon, Portugal in 2019. The topics covered, which reflect the breadth of the program of the EUBCE conference itself, include biomass sources, various aspects of technologies used for the conversion of biomass to bioproducts and bioenergy, as well as different approaches to assessing environmental impacts, which include case studies based on different technologies in use in a range of countries.

Miscanthus for Bioenergy Production

Author : Michael B. Jones
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135160922X
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Miscanthus for Bioenergy Production written by Michael B. Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miscanthus has been enthusiastically promoted as a second generation biomass crop, and this book provides a comprehensive review of this knowledge. Miscanthus, also known as elephant grass, is a high yielding grass crop that grows over three metres tall, resembles bamboo and produces a crop every year without the need for replanting or fertiliser application . The rapid growth, low mineral content, and high biomass yield of Miscanthus increasingly make it a favourite choice as a biofuel, outperforming switchgrass and other alternatives. There is over 20 years of research evidence to support its promotion as a second generation biomass crop. The author reviews many field measurements of yields as well as the physiology of the crop, and why it is so productive while at the same time requiring low inputs to grow it. It also shows how as a key biofuel crop it can contribute to mitigating climate change and how uptake of the adoption of Miscanthus production can be promoted, particularly in Europe and North America. The book will be key reading for students taking courses in the areas of Environmental Science and Engineering, Climate Change Impacts, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation. It will also be of interest to researchers of second generation biomass crops, and policy developers working in biofuel production and utilization.

Alternative Protein Source For A Sustainable And Healthy Nutrition

Author : Carla Cavallo
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832552498
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Book Synopsis Alternative Protein Source For A Sustainable And Healthy Nutrition by : Carla Cavallo

Download or read book Alternative Protein Source For A Sustainable And Healthy Nutrition written by Carla Cavallo and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global socioeconomic systems and climate change exacerbate disparities that leave a huge proportion of the human population malnourished. This condition will be further worsened by intensive food production like livestock that produces affordable protein but contribute to increasing greenhouse gases, making conventional food sources such as animal livestock unsustainable at global scales, in a vicious cycle. Thus, food systems have come under pressure to meet global food demands, whilst having to meet economic and ecological targets.

Agriculture, Land Use, and Commercial Biomass Energy

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Engineering Response to Climate Change

Author : Robert G. Watts
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439888477
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Engineering Response to Climate Change written by Robert G. Watts and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-03-22 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear, concise discussion of today's hottest topics in climate change, including adapting to climate change and geo-engineering to mitigate the effects of change, Engineering Response to Climate Change, Second Edition takes on the tough questions of what to do and offers real solutions to the practical problems caused by radical changes in the Ea

Advances in Climate Change and Global Warming Research and Application: 2012 Edition

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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
ISBN 13 : 1464990573
Total Pages : 3055 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (649 download)

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