Woody Biomass from Short Rotation Energy Crops

2011 ◽  
pp. 27-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Zalesny ◽  
M. W. Cunningham ◽  
R. B. Hall ◽  
J. Mirck ◽  
D. L. Rockwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Woody Biomass ◽  
Energy Crops ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
Rotation Energy

scholarly journals Bio-Fuel in Lithuania’s Energetics: Geographical Analysis of Energy Crops and Forest Products

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
Vaidas Bondzinskas ◽  
Jurgita Mačiulytė
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Energy Crops ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Heating Systems ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
Rotation Energy

Bio-fuel, used for production of thermal energy, is one of the most important renewable energy sources in Lithuania. The use of this energy source is determined by Lithuania‘s commitments to the European Union and the energetic policy carried out by the state, which encourages the use and replenishment of renewable energy sources. The article consists of three parts, which analyze the teritorial distribution of potential biofuel resources, i.e. short-rotation energy crops, realized forest products in Lithuania‘s forestry enterprises, and use of bio-fuel for production of thermal energy for Lithuania‘s centralized heating systems in 2012.

scholarly journals Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment of Arable Crop Production Technologies Compared to Different Harvesting Work Systems in Short Rotation Energy Plantations

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-68
Author(s):  
András Polgár ◽  
Zoltán Kovács ◽  
Veronika Elekné Fodor ◽  
András Bidló
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Arable Crop ◽  
Production Technologies ◽  
Energy Plantations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rotation Energy

Abstract Environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) was developed as a tool for sustainable, decision-supporting environmental management. Applying agricultural sector-LCA in order to achieve both internal (comparative) and external (efficiency enhancing) benefits is a priority. Since the life-cycle assessment of products and processes attracts great interest, applying the method in agriculture is relevant. Our study undertakes a comparative environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) of local arable crop production technologies used for the main cultivated plants: maize, sunflower, lucerne, cereals, and canola (environmental data in the territorial approach calculated on a 1 ha unit and in the quantitative approach calculated on 1 t of produce). We prepared an environmental inventory of the arable crop production technologies, constructed the life-cycle models, and executed the impact assessment. We also compiled an environmental ranking of technologies. In the impact interpretation, we compared the results with the values of short rotation energy plantations in each impact category. We analysed carbon footprints closely. The obtained results help better assess environmental impacts, climate risks, and climate change as they pertain to arable crop production technologies, which advances the selection of appropriate technologies adjusted to environmental sensitivities.

scholarly journals Modeling the Ecosystem Services Related to Phytoextraction: Carbon Sequestration Potential Using Willow and Poplar

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (22) ◽  
pp. 8011
Author(s):  
Francesco Riccioli ◽  
Werther Guidi Nissim ◽  
Matteo Masi ◽  
Emily Palm ◽  
Stefano Mancuso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Co2 Sequestration ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Woody Biomass ◽  
Valuable Contribution ◽  
Carbon Sequestration Potential ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
Sequestration Potential ◽  
Biomass Yields ◽  
Specific Affinity

Poplar and willow demonstrate great potential for the phytoextraction of trace elements (TEs) from soils. In most cases, these species are managed as short-rotation coppice, producing high woody biomass yields, which could provide a valuable contribution toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. In the current study, we compared the TE extraction and CO2 sequestration rates in a four-year field trial in Southern Italy of two arboreal species (willow and poplar). The results show that, once established in the study area, willow extracted more Cd and Cu and less Pb than poplar. The two species demonstrated the same average Ni and Zn extraction rates. Greater biomass yields in poplar suggest that this species was able to fix greater amounts of CO2 (28.7 Mg ha−1 yr−1) than willow (24.9 Mg ha−1 yr−1). We argue that the choice of the species to be used in phytoextraction should first be made considering the TE-specific affinity and phytoextraction rates. For TEs whose extraction rates were the same (i.e., Ni and Zn), poplar is to be preferred because of its ability to fix greater amounts of CO2 than willow.

scholarly journals Energy performances of intensive and extensive short rotation cropping systems for woody biomass production in the EU

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 845-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Njakou Djomo ◽  
A. Ac ◽  
T. Zenone ◽  
T. De Groote ◽  
S. Bergante ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Production ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Woody Biomass ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals Methane production from green and woody biomass using short rotation willow genotypes for bioenergy generation

2021 ◽  
Vol 333 ◽  
pp. 125223
Author(s):  
Balázs Kakuk ◽  
Zoltán Bagi ◽  
Gábor Rákhely ◽  
Gergely Maróti ◽  
Dénes Dudits ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methane Production ◽  
Woody Biomass ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
Bioenergy Generation
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