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The recent European biofuel debate as a case study in the politics of renewable energy

Healy, S.A. - In: Renewable Energy 5 (1994) 5, pp. 875-877

alternate woody biomass fuels. Contrasts are drawn between this case study and other examples of the implementation of …

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GHG balances of bioenergy systems – Overview of key steps in the production chain and methodological concerns

Cherubini, Francesco - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 7, pp. 1565-1573

electricity, heat and transportation biofuels from biomass residues or crops. Proceeding from the standard Life-Cycle Assessment …

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Fixed-bed pyrolysis of safflower seed: influence of pyrolysis parameters on product yields and compositions

Beis, S.H.; Onay, Ö.; Koçkar, Ö.M. - In: Renewable Energy 26 (2002) 1, pp. 21-32

Fixed-bed slow pyrolysis experiments have been conducted on a sample of safflower seed to determine particularly the effects of pyrolysis temperature, heating rate, particle size and sweep gas flow rate on the pyrolysis product yields and their chemical compositions. The maximum oil yield of 44%...

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Enhanced microbial oil production by activated sludge microorganisms from sugarcane bagasse hydrolyzate

Mondala, Andro; Hernandez, Rafael; French, Todd; Green, … - In: Renewable Energy 78 (2015) C, pp. 114-118

; however nutrient supplementation was found to be necessary in order to maintain viable cell biomass levels (>10 g/L) to …

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Education and training in renewable energy sources in Serbia and Montenegro

Bojic, Milorad - In: Renewable Energy 29 (2004) 10, pp. 1631-1642

undergraduate level especially in solar and biomass energy. Teaching is mainly at encyclopedic level and staff is mainly trained in …

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Renewable methane from anaerobic digestion of biomass

Chynoweth, David P; Owens, John M; Legrand, Robert - In: Renewable Energy 22 (2001) 1, pp. 1-8

including global warming and acid rain. Although biomass energy is more costly than fossil fuel-derived energy, trends to limit … carbon dioxide and other emissions through emission regulations, carbon taxes, and subsidies of biomass energy would make it … cost competitive. Methane derived from anaerobic digestion is competitive in efficiencies and costs to other biomass energy …

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Regional biomass planning – Helping to realise national renewable energy goals?

Kautto, N.; Peck, P. - In: Renewable Energy 46 (2012) C, pp. 23-30

Biomass will make a vital contribution to the EU renewable energy targets, however large amounts need to be mobilised … biomass strategies and plans, and engagement of sub-national actors. This paper examines how regional level biomass planning … production. It assesses a set of regional biomass action plans and their linkages to national level plans. The study indicates …

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Dynamic life cycle assessment (LCA) of renewable energy technologies

Pehnt, Martin - In: Renewable Energy 31 (2006) 1, pp. 55-71

Before new technologies enter the market, their environmental superiority over competing options must be asserted based on a life cycle approach. However, when applying the prevailing status-quo Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach to future renewable energy systems, one does not distinguish...

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Renewable energy strategy in Japan

Ushiyama, Izumi - In: Renewable Energy 16 (1999) 1, pp. 1174-1179

Japan has few indigenous energy supplies, and imports the bulk of its energy, so it is hardly surprising that, following the oil crises of the mid 1970's, it has taken renewable energy seriously. Moreover, increasing constrains on energy and the environment, especially the global environmental...

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Biomass and biogas energy in Thailand: Potential, opportunity and barriers

Prasertsan, S.; Sajjakulnukit, B. - In: Renewable Energy 31 (2006) 5, pp. 599-610

Biomass has been traditional energy source in rural Thailand for decades. Country modernization, instead of reducing … the biomass energy consumption, has continuously increased its utilization for both households and production of modern … energy. While the GDP/capita was triple during 1980–1996, the biomass energy consumption increased by 68%, and expected to be …

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