scholarly journals Closed Loop Short Rotation Woody Biomass Energy Crops

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Brower
Keyword(s):  
Closed Loop ◽  
Woody Biomass ◽  
Energy Crops ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Short Rotation

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 Influence of Policy, Air Quality, and Local Attitudes toward Renewable Energy on the Adoption of Woody Biomass Heating Systems

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse D. Young ◽  
Nathaniel M. Anderson ◽  
Helen T. Naughton
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Woody Biomass ◽  
The United States ◽  
State Policies ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Biomass Combustion ◽  
Heating Systems

Heat produced from woody biomass accounts for a significant portion of renewable energy in the United States. Economic and federal policy factors driving institutional adoption of woody biomass heating systems have been identified and examined in previous studies, as have the effects of state policies in support of biomass heating. However, plans for a number of mid- to large-scale biomass facilities have been abandoned after being proposed in communities with many of the factors and policies considered favorable to the adoption of such systems. In many of these cases, opponents cited potential negative impacts on local air quality, despite being generally in favor of renewable energy. This study employed a zero inflated negative binomial (ZINB) statistical model to determine if state policies, air quality, and local attitudes toward renewable energy have a significant effect on the adoption and retention of distributed-scale biomass combustion systems used for institutional heating. State policy appears to have a negligible effect, while the influences of historic and current air pollution and local emissions appear insignificant. However, local attitudes in favor of renewable energy are associated with the adoption and retention of distributed-scale woody biomass heating systems. This is an indication of the importance of local support in determining the fate of future biomass energy projects.

Would Consumers Be Willing to Buy Woody Biomass Energy Products of Transgenic Origin?

2014 ◽  
pp. 189-202
Author(s):  
L. Tsourgiannis ◽  
V. Kazana ◽  
A. Karasavvoglou ◽  
C. Vettori ◽  
M. Fladung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Woody Biomass ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Energy Products

Bioenergy–Biomass–Energy Crops

2018 ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
Annoula Paschalidou ◽  
Michael Tsatiris ◽  
Kyriaki Kitikidou ◽  
Christina Papadopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Energy Crops ◽  
Biomass Energy

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.

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