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Forest Biomass as an Energy Resource
Biomass is a highly versatile and reliable source of firm, renewable energy, capable of generating heat, power and various biofuels. The technologies...
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Sources and Distribution of Forest Biomass for Energy
Forest biomass used for energy or biofuels can be sourced directly from land-use systems, indirectly from wood-based industries or recovered from...
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Biomass Gasification for Energy Production
This chapter deals with the topic of gasification, aimed at obtaining syn-gas to be used as a flexible energy carrier. The process is presented in...
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Current and Potential of Forestry Biomass Energy in China
Due to the rapid development of society and economy, the contradiction between the increasing demand for energy and the crisis of energy utilization...
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Assessment of the compatibility of biomass-coal blends for cleaner energy utilization and sustainable development
Concerns regarding global warming stemming from the greenhouse effect in recent decades underscore the imperative to explore alternative renewable...
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Characterization of Biomass Materials and Identification of their Energy Potential
Being a renewable energy resource, biomass materials are a commendable candidate for GHGE reduction and have the capacity to reduce the reliance on...
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Biomass for Domestic Heat
Biomass is an important source of energy in the residential sector and meets a significant proportion of the energy needs of one-third of the world’s...
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Do current energy policies in Germany promote the use of biomass in areas where it is particularly beneficial to the system? Analysing short- and long-term energy scenarios
BackgroundPolicymakers are tasked with both driving the rapid expansion of renewable energy technologies and, additionally channelling the limited...
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The public’s intention to vote for continued use of woody biomass for energy in Denmark: a cognitive hierarchy perspective
BackgroundTo be socially robust, renewable energy policies aiming at achieving a low-carbon society require public support. Woody biomass is an...
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Biotransformation of Lignocellulosic-Based Biomass Waste into Value-Added Energy Products
The obtention of sustainable energy products using various renewable resources, such as lignocellulosic-based biomass waste, has gained supreme...
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Energy utilization potential of crustacean biomass: comprehensive evaluation of co-combustion with coal
Resource utilization of bio-waste and synergistic control of gaseous pollutants is the way to achieve low-carbon and high-quality development....
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Thermochemical characterization and assessment of residual biomass energy in Paraguay
Residual lignocellulosic biomass is an abundant and renewable source that plays a strategic role in energy policy in the develo** countries. As a...
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Assessment and Contribution of Biomass Residues to Renewable Energy Resources in Egypt
Although using fossil fuels in energy sector has led to economic growth in different fields, it caused an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, in...
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Parametric modeling and performance assessment of a novel cogeneration system of biomass chemical loo** gasification driven by solar energy
Biomass chemical loo** gasification (BCLG) is a promising gasification technology. In this study, a solar energy-assisted BCLG cogeneration system...
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Environmental and economic accounting for biomass energy in Ethiopia
BackgroundEnergy consumption is inextricably linked with the economy and the environment. The interlinkages are particularly important in low-income...
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Stand Structure and Biomass
Trees and stands store large amounts of biomass, but this storage is dynamic in time and space. It depends on the species, stand structure,...
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Impacts of Using Biomass as an Energy Source in Homes
The book deepens understanding of biomass sources and technologies used for cooking worldwide. It contributes directly to the creation of policies...
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Biomass for Power Production and Cogeneration
Despite intensive efforts to decarbonise the power sector and the growing contribution of renewables to global electricity generation, fossil fuels,...
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Presentation, and Characteristics of Solid Biomass
This chapter introduces the issues related to the sustainable satisfaction of the global energy needs, and the use of biomass as a source of...
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An Energy Analysis of a New Biomass Gasification Integrated Geothermal System Design
Biomass gasification is one of the thermochemical conversion processes that convert biomass to hydrogen and other products, without combustion (Toklu...