Climate change and rising atmospheric CO2 levels have become much debated environmental issues in recent years. Point source emissions of CO2 from industrialised processes such as power generation and cement production account for much of this increase. Direct carbon sequestration and storage...

Miscanthus x giganteus energy crop grown in Ireland was harvested on 21st of February and 28th of March 2012 to examine the effects of harvesting time on self-heating during storage of Miscanthus chips in clamps (98 m3) under weather sheltered conditions. There was a relatively large difference...

The potential of near infrared spectroscopy in conjunction with partial least squares regression to predict quality indices of biomass pellet blends was assessed. A diverse range of biomass was used including wood, Miscanthus and herbaceous energy grasses. The moisture, carbon and ash contents...

It's necessary to determine risks of pollution arising from amendment of organic by-products (OBs) to energy crops. The impact of applying two OBs on the quality of overland flow (OLF) from plantations of short rotation coppiced willow was assessed. Municipal biosolids (BS) and distillery...

The impact of landspreading organic byproduct (OB) on the quality of groundwater (GW) and soil underlying short rotation coppiced willow plantations was assessed. Organic byproduct, namely biosolid (BS) and distillery effluent (DE), was spread on six plots (each with a plot area of 0.059ha) at...

Co-combustion performance trials of Meat and Bone Meal (MBM) and peat were conducted using a bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) reactor. In the combustion performance trials the effects of the co-combustion of MBM and peat on flue gas emissions, bed fluidization, ash agglomeration tendency in the bed...

The use of anaerobic digestion for the treatment of organic wastes is spreading throughout Europe. A number of restrictions on organic wastes which can be treated in anaerobic digestion facilities and the subsequent handling of the digested material are specified in European legislation....