The paper presents an analysis of biomass energy with CO2 capture and storage (BECS) in industrial applications. Sugar cane-based ethanol mills and chemical pulp mills are identified as market niches with promising prospects for BECS. Calculations of C...
tags:
alternative energy,
Arundinaria,
Biomass,
Biomass energy,
biomass power,
Black liquor,
Carbon dioxide,
carbon emission,
CO2 abatement cost,
CO2 balance,
CO2 capture,
CO2 reduction,
Cost effectiveness,
energy market,
Fuel ethanol production,
Gas emissions,
Paper and pulp mills,
Pulp mills,
Saccharum....
The paper presents an analysis of biomass energy with CO2 capture and storage (BECS) in industrial applications. Sugar cane-based ethanol mills and chemical pulp mills are identified as market niches with promising prospects for BECS. Calculations of C...
tags:
alternative energy,
Arundinaria,
Biomass,
Biomass energy,
biomass power,
Black liquor,
Carbon dioxide,
carbon emission,
CO2 abatement cost,
CO2 balance,
CO2 capture,
CO2 reduction,
Cost effectiveness,
energy market,
Fuel ethanol production,
Gas emissions,
Paper and pulp mills,
Pulp mills,
Saccharum....
We assessed agricultural bioenergy pathways using existing and newly developed life cycle energy analyses so as to compare the potential of these pathways to replace fossil fuel in Canada. Energy gains after subtracting life cycle fossil energy inputs ...
tags:
assessment method,
bioenergy,
biofuel,
Biomass,
Canada,
Coppice,
crop production,
fossil fuel,
Grain,
Grass,
life cycle analysis,
Life cycles,
North America,
Oilseed,
perennial plant,
Poaceae,
SalixThe carbon sequestered by restoring forests is greater than the emissions avoided by the use of the liquid biofuels.
tags:
alcohol,
article,
biofuel,
biofuel production,
biomass,
carbon,
carbon dioxide,
carbon sequestration,
Conservation of Natural Resources,
crop,
desertification,
diesel fuel,
emission control,
energy resource,
Energy-Generating Resources,
environmental protection,
environmental restoration,
Ethanol,
exhaust gas....
Many pathways have been proposed for including land use in a post-2012 climate agreement. Several involve new accounting structures which are quite different from the rules established in the Marrakech Accords and related decisions. However, a mechanis...
tags:
AAU,
Afforestation,
AFOLU,
air pollution control,
Annex I,
article,
Base period,
biomass,
carbon,
CDM,
climate change,
cropland,
Cropland management,
Deforestation,
ERU,
Forest management,
forestry,
fossil fuel,
grazing....
Carbon emissions from tropical deforestation account for about 25% of all anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions but cannot be credited under current climate change agreements. In the discussions around the architecture of the post-2012 climate regime,...
tags:
air pollution control,
article,
Avoided deforestation,
biomass,
Carbon credits,
carbon dioxide,
climate change,
Compensated reductions,
cost effectiveness analysis,
deforestation,
environmental monitoring,
financial management,
forestry,
fossil fuel,
greenhouse gas,
methodology,
policy,
political system,
priority journal....
tags:
biofuel,
biomass,
carbon,
carbon balance,
Carbon Dioxide,
combustion,
ecosystem restoration,
Energy-Generating Resources,
forest management,
Fossil Fuels,
gasification,
letter,
priority journal,
technology,
TreesNew and renewable fuels are the major alternatives to conventional fossil fuels. Biomass in the form of agricultural residues is becoming popular among new renewable energy sources, especially given its wide potential and abundant usage. Pyrolysis is t...
tags:
Agricultural wastes,
Atmospherics,
Biochar,
Biofuels,
Biomass,
Bio-oil,
Char,
Charcoal,
Fossil fuels,
fuel,
Green fuel,
Pyrolysis,
Rapeseed,
Rapeseed cake,
Renewable energy resourcesThe use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel is gaining more and more acceptance as the environmental impact of hydrocarbons becomes more evident. Hydrogen production is accomplished by steam reforming of natural gas and other fossil primary energy at ap...
Acetylacetone dioxygenase from Acinetobacter johnsonii(Dke1) utilizes a non-heme Fe2+ cofactor to promote dioxygen-dependent conversion of 2,4-pentanedione (PD) into methylglyoxal and acetate. An oxidative carbon-carbon bond cleavage by Dke1 is trigger...
tags:
2' hydroxyacetophenone,
acetic acid,
acetophenone,
acetylacetone,
acetylacetone dioxygenase,
Acinetobacter,
Acinetobacter johnsonii,
article,
Bacteria,
carbon,
carbonyl derivative,
Catalysis,
chemical bond,
Chemical bonds,
chemical reaction,
Complexation,
Coordination reactions,
Dioxygenases,
energy....
Titanium dioxide is the most investigated single-crystalline system in the surface science of metal oxides, and the literature on rutile (1<lnsm:hsp sp="0.25"/>1<lnsm:hsp sp="0.25"/>0), (1<lnsm:hsp sp="0.25"/>0<lnsm:hsp sp="0.25"/>0), (0<lnsm:hsp sp="0...
tags:
Adhesion,
Catalysis,
Chemisorption,
Epitaxy,
Growth,
Interface states,
Morphology,
Photochemistry,
Roughness,
Scanning tunneling microscopy,
Single-crystalline surfaces,
Surface relaxation and reconstruction,
Surface structure,
Titanium oxide,
TopographyAs a consequence of current energy and climate policies, several regional and federal measures are being implemented in Belgium to encourage the utilization of biofuels for automotive applications. The use of biomass for power and/or heat production al...
Activities to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by biological soil or forest carbon sequestration predominantly utilize currently known, readily implementable technologies. Many other greenhouse gas emission reduction options require future technolog...
tags:
Afforestation,
biofuel,
Carbon,
Carbon dioxide,
carbon sequestration,
cost-benefit analysis,
emission control,
Energy efficiency,
forest ecosystem,
Gas emissions,
Greenhouse effect,
greenhouse gas,
Greenhouse gas emissions,
Greenhouse gases,
North America,
soil carbon,
Soils,
United StatesThe growing recognition of the potential energy savings available through improvements in energy efficiency has sparked an increased interest in the actors involved in implementing these improvements and the barriers that they can encounter. This paper...
We have investigated three policy scenarios, entailing different degrees of commitment to improve energy efficiency to address the energy, economic and environmental challenges faced by the US industry. The scenarios reflect alternative views of the ur...
Asia has experienced spectacular economic growth over the past two decades. However, this economic progress has come at a high cost. It has led to unprecedented environmental consequences. So this region needs to shift the conventional pattern of “deve...
The authors undertake a critical assessment of the intellectual foundations supporting the new European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS, or the Scheme), the cornerstone of polices designed to achieve the targets of the Kyoto Agreement of reduc...
Climate change poses an unprecedented challenge for policy makers. This paper analyzes how industry sector policy expertise can contribute to improved policy making processes. Previous research has identified that policy making benefit by including non...
Biofuels are of rapidly growing interest for reasons of energy security, diversity, and sustainability – as well as for greenhouse gas mitigation. In recent years, the U.S. has enacted regulations – and adopted aggressive goals – to encourage increased...
tags:
Air pollution control,
Carbon dioxide,
Costs,
Economics,
Energy policy,
environmental economics,
global warming,
Haraden's model,
Harden's model,
Large scale systems,
Marginal cost,
Mathematical models,
modelling analysis,
Sensitivity analysisThe scarcity of known petroleum reserves will make renewable energy resources more attractive. The most feasible way to meet this growing demand is by utilizing alternative fuels. Biodiesel is defined as the monoalkyl esters of vegetable oils or animal...
tags:
alternative fuel,
Alternative fuels,
Animalia,
Automotive fuels,
Biodiesel,
Biodiesel policy,
Brassica napus,
diesel engine,
Energy policy,
Eurasia,
Europe,
fuel consumption,
Glycine max,
Higher heating values,
Investments,
North America,
Petrodiesel,
Taxation,
transportation....
This paper proposes a new approach to the restoration of contaminated land, particularly former colliery and demolition sites. Mineral mass is employed in designed formulations with organic wastes to provide artificial topsoils and permanent engineerin...
The aim of this study was to investigate the novel utilisation of waste precipitates derived from the neutralisation of effluents from mineral processing in controlled low-strength materials (CLSM); maximising the amount of waste used while satisfying ...
In the Americas, years of unregulated mining and mineral processing activities have not come without high environmental costs. For decades, large volumes of untreated wastes have been discharged into surrounding air, waterbodies, and soils, and since t...
We assessed agricultural bioenergy pathways using existing and newly developed life cycle energy analyses so as to compare the potential of these pathways to replace fossil fuel in Canada. Energy gains after subtracting life cycle fossil energy inputs ...
tags:
assessment method,
bioenergy,
biofuel,
Biomass,
Canada,
Coppice,
crop production,
fossil fuel,
Grain,
Grass,
life cycle analysis,
Life cycles,
North America,
Oilseed,
perennial plant,
Poaceae,
SalixThe carbon sequestered by restoring forests is greater than the emissions avoided by the use of the liquid biofuels.
tags:
alcohol,
article,
biofuel,
biofuel production,
biomass,
carbon,
carbon dioxide,
carbon sequestration,
Conservation of Natural Resources,
crop,
desertification,
diesel fuel,
emission control,
energy resource,
Energy-Generating Resources,
environmental protection,
environmental restoration,
Ethanol,
exhaust gas....
Many pathways have been proposed for including land use in a post-2012 climate agreement. Several involve new accounting structures which are quite different from the rules established in the Marrakech Accords and related decisions. However, a mechanis...
tags:
AAU,
Afforestation,
AFOLU,
air pollution control,
Annex I,
article,
Base period,
biomass,
carbon,
CDM,
climate change,
cropland,
Cropland management,
Deforestation,
ERU,
Forest management,
forestry,
fossil fuel,
grazing....
This paper presents a framework that encompasses a full range of options for including land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) within future agreements under the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The intent is to provide op...
tags:
afforestation,
air pollution control,
article,
Climate change mitigation,
combustion,
Commitments,
deforestation,
electricity,
forestry,
fossil fuel,
GHG emission reductions,
greenhouse gas,
land use,
organic carbon,
Policies and measures,
priority journalCarbon emissions from tropical deforestation account for about 25% of all anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions but cannot be credited under current climate change agreements. In the discussions around the architecture of the post-2012 climate regime,...
tags:
air pollution control,
article,
Avoided deforestation,
biomass,
Carbon credits,
carbon dioxide,
climate change,
Compensated reductions,
cost effectiveness analysis,
deforestation,
environmental monitoring,
financial management,
forestry,
fossil fuel,
greenhouse gas,
methodology,
policy,
political system,
priority journal....
At best, common renewable energy strategies can only offset fossil fuel emissions of CO2 - they cannot reverse climate change. One promising approach to lowering CO2 in the atmosphere while producing energy is biochar bio-energy, based on low-temperatu...
tags:
adsorption,
atmospheric pollution,
carbon dioxide,
carbon emission,
charcoal,
climate change,
environmental risk,
fertilizer,
fossil fuel,
Poaceae,
pollution control,
pyrolysis,
renewable resource,
soil organic matter,
thermal decompositionThis paper builds a basic theory of "Carbon-Money Exchange" in which carbon as currency in nature's household (ecosystems) and money as currency in humankind's household (economy) are exchanged just like in a foreign exchange. The simple chemical equat...
tags:
Carbon,
Carbon dioxide,
currency market,
Deforestation,
Economy,
Ecosystems,
Emission,
Emissions trading,
environmental economics,
Foreign exchange,
Forest,
Fossil fuels,
Global warming,
Industrial emissions,
trade flowtags:
biofuel,
biomass,
carbon,
carbon balance,
Carbon Dioxide,
combustion,
ecosystem restoration,
Energy-Generating Resources,
forest management,
Fossil Fuels,
gasification,
letter,
priority journal,
technology,
TreesTropical peatlands are one of the largest near-surface reserves of terrestrial organic carbon, and hence their stability has important implications for climate change1-3. In their natural state, lowland tropical peatlands support a luxuriant growth of ...
tags:
article,
atmosphere,
Carbon,
carbon dioxide,
Carbon emissions,
climate,
Climate change,
Combustion,
environmental change,
Environmental impact,
Extrapolation,
fire,
Fires,
forest,
forest fire,
Forestry,
Fossil fuels,
Indonesia,
land drainage....
New and renewable fuels are the major alternatives to conventional fossil fuels. Biomass in the form of agricultural residues is becoming popular among new renewable energy sources, especially given its wide potential and abundant usage. Pyrolysis is t...
tags:
Agricultural wastes,
Atmospherics,
Biochar,
Biofuels,
Biomass,
Bio-oil,
Char,
Charcoal,
Fossil fuels,
fuel,
Green fuel,
Pyrolysis,
Rapeseed,
Rapeseed cake,
Renewable energy resourcesActivities to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by biological soil or forest carbon sequestration predominantly utilize currently known, readily implementable technologies. Many other greenhouse gas emission reduction options require future technolog...
tags:
Afforestation,
biofuel,
Carbon,
Carbon dioxide,
carbon sequestration,
cost-benefit analysis,
emission control,
Energy efficiency,
forest ecosystem,
Gas emissions,
Greenhouse effect,
greenhouse gas,
Greenhouse gas emissions,
Greenhouse gases,
North America,
soil carbon,
Soils,
United StatesThis paper presents a framework that encompasses a full range of options for including land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) within future agreements under the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The intent is to provide op...
tags:
afforestation,
air pollution control,
article,
Climate change mitigation,
combustion,
Commitments,
deforestation,
electricity,
forestry,
fossil fuel,
GHG emission reductions,
greenhouse gas,
land use,
organic carbon,
Policies and measures,
priority journalCarbon emissions from tropical deforestation account for about 25% of all anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions but cannot be credited under current climate change agreements. In the discussions around the architecture of the post-2012 climate regime,...
tags:
air pollution control,
article,
Avoided deforestation,
biomass,
Carbon credits,
carbon dioxide,
climate change,
Compensated reductions,
cost effectiveness analysis,
deforestation,
environmental monitoring,
financial management,
forestry,
fossil fuel,
greenhouse gas,
methodology,
policy,
political system,
priority journal....
Humanity already possesses the fundamental scientific, technical, and industrial know-how to solve the carbon and climate problem for the next half-century. A portfolio of technologies now exists to meet the world's energy needs over the next 50 years ...
tags:
atmosphere,
biofuel,
Carbon,
Carbon dioxide,
carbon dioxide enrichment,
Carbon problems,
climate,
climate change,
Climate problem,
Climatology,
Energy conservation,
forest management,
greenhouse effect,
nuclear energy,
policy,
priority journal,
Problem solving,
review,
soil management....
This paper investigates the role of CO2 capture and storage (CCS) technologies as part of a portfolio for reducing CO2 emissions from the European electricity generation system until the year 2050. Special emphasis is put on the ramp-up of CCS with res...
Recent estimates and forecasts of the oil, gas, coal resources and their reserve/production ratio, nuclear and renewable energy potential, and energy uses are surveyed. The impact of the rapidly growing economies of the highly populated countries, as w...
Development of household biogas digesters in rural areas and integrated use of agricultural wastes has changed the structure of rural household energy consumption and greatly increased the application of highly efficient organic fertilizer, improved so...
An overview of biomass for production of densified biofuels on a global scale is given. Bioenergy production as heat, electricity, and liquid fuels represents about 14% of the World's primary energy supply. About 25% of the usage is in industrialised c...
The marine algae are considered an important biomass source; however, their utilization as energy source is still low around the world. The technical feasibility of marine algae utilization as a source of renewable energy was studied to laboratory scal...
The use of biofuels has been given much attention by governments around the world, especially in increasingly energy-hungry OECD nations. Proponents have argued that they offer various advantages over hydrocarbon-based fuels, especially with respect to...
The use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel is gaining more and more acceptance as the environmental impact of hydrocarbons becomes more evident. Hydrogen production is accomplished by steam reforming of natural gas and other fossil primary energy at ap...
The quality of life today is dependent upon access to a bountiful supply of cheap energy. For a sustainable future, the energy should be derived from non-fossil sources; ideally, it should also be reliable and safe, flexible in use, affordable, and lim...
Emissions of greenhouse gases, such as CO2, need to be greatly reduced to avoid the risk of harmful climate changes. One way to mitigate emissions is switching fuels, from fossil fuels to renewable energy, e.g., biomass. In this paper we investigate a ...
The quest for renewable energy has intensified since the escalating price of crude petroleum in the recent years. Renewable energy such as biodiesel has the potential to replace petroleum-derived transportation fuel in the future. Biodiesel is defined ...
Protecting the environment has been the priority of many sectors in our endeavor to ensure sustainable development. Implementation of green energy development based on the use of biomass is in the right path in adopting a holistic approach in the promo...
Pesquisadores da UFPE identificam, no esterco bovino, bactérias que transformam a glicerina, uma das sobras da produção de biodiesel, em gás metano que pode ser utilizado para a geração de eletricidade
Protecting the environment has been the priority of many sectors in our endeavor to ensure sustainable development. Implementation of green energy development based on the use of biomass is in the right path in adopting a holistic approach in the promo...