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Transitions between technological systems involve evolutionary processes. The past both shapes the current system and influences future options and pathways. Understanding the nature of energy transitions has become particularly important in light of the major changes that the world faces in the...
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biorefinery siting on economic performance and minimum ethanol selling price (MESP) for both east and west coast North American …
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, such as electricity, biodiesel and organic fertilizer. It is labeled as the ACAD biorefinery. The simulation model of the … ACAD biorefinery proved itself to be a powerful tool for understanding the symbioses and dynamics of the system, and … therefore also a good tool for reaching political decisions. The model shows that the ACAD biorefinery could be totally …
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Biomass in the form of crop residues and firewood is a major energy source for rural households in China. A survey … and cooking and that bioenergy accounts for 18 percent of their total energy consumption. Most of the biomass used for … biomass collection, and less farmland. Hence, open burning of some biomass is an optimal choice and is likely to become more …
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The role of biomass in US industrial interfuel substitution in the industrial sector has typically been analyzed using … data for the four traditional fuels of coal, oil, electricity and natural gas. However, the use of biomass as an industrial … industrial sector is modeled with a dynamic linear logit model which includes biomass alongside the other four traditional fuels …
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This paper analyses the potential of biomass-based electricity in the EU-27 countries, and interactions with climate … policy and the EU ETS. We estimate the potential biomass demand from the existing power plants, and we match our estimates … with the potential biomass supply in Europe. Furthermore, we compute the CO2 abatement associated with the co …
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current US NG reserves to about 60 years. Beyond this period, compressed methane derived from biomass can replace CNG, and … utilize the would-be developed CNG infrastructure. The LDV biomass requirement depends on the biomass to methane carbon … conversion and battery storage capacity of CNG PHEVs. Converting biomass to methane using solar heat/H2 leads to ~65% lower LDV …
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utilizing renewable energy sources. The availability of various biomass resources has made it an appealing source of renewable … energy. Given the variability of supply and sources of biomass, supply chains play an important role in the efficient … provisioning of biomass resources for energy production. This paper provides a comprehensive review and classification of the …
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and solid biomass-based bioenergy. The two cases disclose some similarities between these two factors, but the remaining …
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conventional electricity with electricity generated from forest biomass. The results show that consumers specially prefer the …
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