Conversion of biomass to electricity is often not economically feasible as a result of large transportation costs and … low output prices. We build a model of an adaptable biorefinery situated at an agri-processing facility that already has … biomass on-site and consider the optimal scale of the plant to achieve a price premium by selling peaking power given …

With the shift from petroleum-based to biomass-based economies, global biomass demand and trade is growing. This trend … voluntary certification standards to ensure that biomass is sustainably produced, food security aspects are hardly addressed as … adequate Food (RtaF), which is applicable in over 100 countries, can be ensured in local biomass production and in …

environmental impact; ecosystem service; biomass; bioenergy; Renewable Energy Directive; certification schemes … to test for biomass production for bioenergy (i) whether certification schemes as major governance mechanism allow a …-scale drivers and impacts of biomass production on the environment. For case studies in the Southeastern US, more than 30 % of the …

This article reviews the production capacity of Polish agriculture with respect to biomass used for energy production …. The forecast production potential of agricultural biomass in Poland in 2020 includes three key areas: the expected … consumption of renewable energy according to energy type, the energy potential of agriculture and barriers to the use of biomass …