The Paris Agreement and the EU Climate and Energy Framework set ambitious but necessary targets. Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by phasing out the technologies and infrastructures that cause...
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bioenergy Impact Assessment
Corn-based ethanol, which for years has been mixed in huge quantities into petrol sold at US pumps, is likely a much bigger contributor to global warming than straight...
Integrating fast pyrolysis reactor with combined heat and power plant improves environmental and energy efficiency in bio-oil production
Biomass as a renewable energy source is an alternative to fossil fuels. Due to its lower energy density compared to fossil fuels, different ways of converting biomass into an energy-dense...
Life cycle energy and greenhouse gas emission effects of biodiesel in the United States with induced land use change impacts
This study conducted the updated simulations to depict a life cycle analysis (LCA) of the biodiesel production from soybeans and other feedstocks in the U.S. It addressed in details the interaction between...
The present document compiles the main outputs of the environmental sustainability assessment in the framework of the Bioeconomy Observatory as at the end of 2014. The selection includes fourteen environmental sustainability factsheets and a brief...
The present document compiles the main outputs of the environmental sustainability assessment in the framework of the Bioeconomy Observatory as at the end of 2015, as approved under PUBSY Ref. JRC96713. The selection includes...
The European Union (EU) relies largely on bioenergy to achieve its climate and energy targets for 2020 and beyond. Special focus is placed on utilization of biomass residues, which...