Woody biomass can be used in different ways to contribute to sustainable development. In this paper, we analyze biomass-based production of district heat, electricity, pellets and motor fuels. We calculate production cost and biomass use of products from standalone production and from different...

District heat systems can contribute to the achievement of social and environmental targets and energy security. District heat production systems (DHSs) vary in size depending on heat demand, which is influenced by several factors such as local climatic conditions and the sizes of the...

In the Lower Rhine Delta of the Netherlands, the high water level is driven by a joint impact of the downstream storm surge and the upstream fluvial discharge, and affected by the operation of existing man-made structures. In scenario-based risk assessment, a large number of stochastic scenarios...