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To confront energy shortage, global warming and climate changes, biofuels derived from biomass have received increasing … the biomass feedstock for the flexible production of several different types of renewable and sustainable biofuels such as … a sustainability perspective the integrated algal biofuels production, where biodiesel, bioethanol and biogas are …
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, wind energy, micro hydro and biomass energy. Noting the potential of renewable and sustainable energy resources in the …
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While biofuels have currently been regarded as a good alternative for fossil fuels, there remain many debates on their impacts on human and environment. This paper tried to shed light on bio-ethanol in Brazil as one of the main producers and exporters in the world. The main question was to...
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In many African countries, the upswing in oil prices is one factor that favours the adoption and implementation of a national biofuel policy. This trend has a major impact on state budgets and domestic trade balances, while also limiting the access of rural inhabitants to modern energy services....
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lignocellulosic biomass is crucial for success of second generation biofuels. This paper systematically describes energy needs, energy … targets, biofuel feedstocks, conversion processes, and finally provides a comprehensive review of Biomass Supply Chain (BSC … understanding biomass feedstocks and biofuel production as well as detailed analysis of the BSC modeling and design. …
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Recently, valorization of lignocellulosic biomass, the most abundantly available biomass raw material on the Earth, to … renewable lignocellulosic biomass resource for energy, chemical and material sectors. In this review, focus was principally put …, advances in the GVL production through selective reduction of commercial or biomass-derived levulinic acid (LA) and its esters …
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the potential of Solar, Wind and Biomass renewable energy options to meet part of the electrical demand in Karachi … renewable energies that offsets 10% of the peak load (250MW) of Karachi. The approach is based on the sustainability principle … Photovoltaic (PV) and Parabolic Trough Collectors (PTC) respectively, 2% from wind and 0.7% from biomass. Also, the proposed mix is …
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This paper reviews the scientific production of renewable energies, namely, solar, wind, biomass, hydropower and … biomass is the most studied, both by number of publications, with 56% of the publications on renewable energy, and by … hydropower and biomass, and the U.S. Geological Survey leads in geothermal energy. …
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Global exploitation of renewable energy technologies is increasing rapidly due to the concern in global warming and dwindling supplies of fossil fuels. Most of the countries in the world are blessed with two or more renewable energy sources (RES) and hence have formulated policies to boost the...
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The ability to discover and utilize a reliable source of renewable energy is vital in order to reduce the effects of global warming and to decrease and/or eliminate reliance on fossil fuel. Recently, countries around the world have been recognizing the immediate need to tackle the current energy...
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