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Potential for agricultural biomass production for energy purposes in Poland : a review

Baum, Rafał; Wajszczuk, Karol; Pepliński, Benedykt; … - In: Contemporary economics 7 (2013) 1, pp. 63-74

This article reviews the production capacity of Polish agriculture with respect to biomass used for energy production …. The forecast production potential of agricultural biomass in Poland in 2020 includes three key areas: the expected … consumption of renewable energy according to energy type, the energy potential of agriculture and barriers to the use of biomass …

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Why market rules matter: Optimizing pumped hydroelectric storage when compensation rules differ

Paine, Nathan; Homans, Frances R.; Pollak, Melisa; … - In: Energy Economics 46 (2014) C, pp. 10-19

Policies, markets, and technologies interact to create the modern electrical system. Integrating large amounts of electricity generated by variable renewable resources, such as from wind and sunlight, into electricity systems may require energy storage technologies to synchronize electricity...

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The microstructure of the North American oil market

Kaminski, Vincent - In: Energy Economics 46 (2014) S1, pp. 1-1

Recent developments in production of oil and natural gas from the tight sand and shale rock formations (primarily hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling) have a profound impact on the North American energy markets. The paper reviews recent crude oil production trends and their impact on...

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Characterization of biomasses in the southern Italy regions for their use in thermal processes

Molino, A.; Nanna, F.; Villone, A. - In: Applied Energy 131 (2014) C, pp. 180-188

The attention regarding bioenergy sources, such as biomass, as an alternative to fossil fuels has increased …

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Development of an equilibrium model for the simulation of thermochemical gasification and application to agricultural residues

Azzone, Emanuele; Morini, Mirko; Pinelli, Michele - In: Renewable Energy 46 (2012) C, pp. 248-254

The recent crisis in Italian agriculture has forced operators to find new ways of deriving income from their activities. One of the most promising of these is the use of agricultural products and residues as an energy source. In particular, the exploitation of agricultural, industrial and...

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Biomass gasification for electricity generation: Review of current technology barriers

Ruiz, J.A.; Juárez, M.C.; Morales, M.P.; Muñoz, P.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 18 (2013) C, pp. 174-183

Biomass gasification has yet to consolidate its position compared to other techniques for exploiting biomass energy. …

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Syngas production from palm kernel shell and polyethylene waste blend in fluidized bed catalytic steam co-gasification process

Moghadam, Reza Alipour; Yusup, Suzana; Uemura, Yoshimitsu; … - In: Energy 75 (2014) C, pp. 40-44

, polyethylene waste/biomass (P/B) ratio on syngas production was investigated and optimized via Taguchi design of experiment …Energy from renewable source is expected to complement the energy derived from fossil fuel resources. Gasification is a … versatile thermochemical process for solid waste fuel conversion. In the current paper, syngas production from palm kernel shell …

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Considering macroeconomic indicators in the food before fuel nexus

Qiu, Cheng; Colson, Gregory; Escalante, Cesar; … - In: Energy Economics 34 (2012) 6, pp. 2021-2028

A structural vector autoregression (SVAR) model along with a direct acyclic graph is employed to decompose how supply/demand structural shocks affect food and fuel markets. The results support the hypothesis that fundamental market forces of demand and supply are the main drivers of food price...

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Investments into forest biorefineries under different price and policy structures

Kangas, Hanna-Liisa; Lintunen, Jussi; Pohjola, Johanna; … - In: Energy Economics 33 (2011) 6, pp. 1165-1176

Increasing scarcity of oil reserves and the high CO2 emissions from using oil have contributed to the development of renewable biofuels. Pulp and paper mill integrated forest biorefineries offer one important means to increase biofuel production. This study analyzes the effects of policies to...

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Technoeconomic analysis of a low CO2 emission dimethyl ether (DME) plant based on gasification of torrefied biomass

Clausen, Lasse R.; Elmegaard, Brian; Houbak, Niels - In: Energy 35 (2010) 12, pp. 4831-4842

produce DME by either recycle (RC) or once through (OT) catalytic conversion of a syngas generated by gasification of … torrefied woody biomass. Torrefication is a mild pyrolysis process that takes place at 200–300°C. Torrefied biomass has … properties similar to coal, which enables the use of commercially available coal gasification processing equipment. The DME …

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