European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings, 2014
Brazil is a country with several advantages to act as a leader in agro-industrial and silvicultur... more Brazil is a country with several advantages to act as a leader in agro-industrial and silviculture sectors, particularly those dedicated to energy, featuring sustainable biomass production with significant potential for exploitation. Its natural and geographical conditions are quite favorable and there are available areas with adequate characteristics of soil and climate conditions, making it the country's largest gathering of quantitative comparative advantages to lead the sustainable production and use of biomass energy on a large scale, without competition with other crops such as food crops. If successful in institutional advancements, we can expect Brazil to accelerate the sustainable expansion of forest plantations. Considering forestry in Brazil, it is important to notice that, in this sector, the prospects for expansion of forest plantations can ensure future demand for wood that are linked to the production of high added value, given that the country has the characteristics required for the production of wood for energy, with great potential for production of pellets in scale. However, to place Brazil in the international solid biomass area, it is necessary to remove the existing barriers and to create policies to incentive investments in this sector aiming a higher participation, as discussed in this paper.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Frankfurt am …, 2006
... This is even more true for sustainability issues of bioenergy in developing – mostly Southern... more ... This is even more true for sustainability issues of bioenergy in developing – mostly Southern – countries where semi-arid and arid as well as tropical climates re-strict the application of results from “Northern” countries which have ... Sustainable Bioenergy ... energy Production ...
Modeling biomass supply and logistics has been included both directly and indirectly in European ... more Modeling biomass supply and logistics has been included both directly and indirectly in European research and several initiatives have taken place through the last 15 years. Research has evolved from narrow assessments covering single or a few feedstock types and specific regions to harmonized approaches with consistent algorithms applied across Europe at different regional and temporal scales. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of research work in the area, identify gaps in research knowledge, and provide recommendations for future to research in the field of modeling biomass supply and logistics.
The BioTrade2020plus project has the aim of providing guidelines for the development of a Europea... more The BioTrade2020plus project has the aim of providing guidelines for the development of a European Bioenergy Trade Strategy for 2020 and beyond. This strategy aims to ensure that imported biomass feedstock is sustainably sourced and avoids distortion of other markets. It will also be important to find a basis for a balanced approach between promoting the use of domestic biomass, while also keeping EU markets open for sustainable imports. The project will focus on lignocellulosic biomass (woody resources, agricultural residues and cellulosic crops), from the following sourcing regions: North America (Southeast United States), South America (Brazil, Colombia), East Europe (Ukraine), Southeast Asia (Indonesia/Malaysia) and East Africa (Kenya/Mozambique). This paper presents the first outcomes and lessons learnt during the first half of the project. This also includes some preliminary results of the analysis of the potentials from some of the above mentioned sourcing regions and key sustainability indicators of current and future lignocellulosic biomass and bioenergy carriers (wood chips, pellets, torrefied biomass and pyrolysis oil).
This outcome paper is based on the results of a series of Joint Workshops 1 organized by a team o... more This outcome paper is based on the results of a series of Joint Workshops 1 organized by a team of institutions. Representatives from various agencies, research institutes, NGOs, utilities and public administration within European countries have participated and contributed to them. The 1 st Joint Workshop was held in Brussels on October 15, 2011, indicating the willingness of developing sustainability criteria for solid bioenergy. It was acknowledged that criteria must be balanced with forestry policy but consensus was not reached that the criteria must be defined under an extended RED.
We would also like to express our gratitude to IEA, and in particular to Paolo Frankl (Head, Rene... more We would also like to express our gratitude to IEA, and in particular to Paolo Frankl (Head, Renewable Energy Division), for their availability to chair, through IEA Bioenergy, AG6 during 2015. Finally, we would like to thank Miguel Almada (Argentina) and Bah Saho (ECREEE) who, as co-leaders of the GBEP Working Group on Capacity Building, helped guide the entire process.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, Apr 11, 2019
The production of short rotation woody crops (SRWCs) such as poplars and willows is a promising c... more The production of short rotation woody crops (SRWCs) such as poplars and willows is a promising component of global bioenergy and phytotechnology portfolios. In addition to the provision of biomass feedstocks and pollution remediation, these trees and shrubs have been sustainably grown to conserve or utilize water in a variety of applications. Growing these woody plants for multiple uses supports many of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG6) and Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG7). As a result, focusing on ecosystem services such as freshwater and biomass has become an important aspect of deploying these production systems across variable landscapes. The current review consists of an introduction of ecosystem services and the SDGs, as well as SRWCs and their applications. The middle section of the review contains case studies highlighting the positive water linkages of producing short rotation poplars and willows for bioenergy and phytotechnologies. The review concludes with a section that combines the common themes that are consistent among the case studies to address options for integrating new bioenergy feedstock production systems into rural and urban landscapes to promote environmental, social and economic sustainability.
IEA Bioenergy, also known as the Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) for a Programme of Rese... more IEA Bioenergy, also known as the Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) for a Programme of Research, Development and Demonstration on Bioenergy, functions within a Framework created by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Views, findings and publications of IEA Bioenergy do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the IEA Secretariat or of its individual Member countries.
European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings, 2014
Brazil is a country with several advantages to act as a leader in agro-industrial and silvicultur... more Brazil is a country with several advantages to act as a leader in agro-industrial and silviculture sectors, particularly those dedicated to energy, featuring sustainable biomass production with significant potential for exploitation. Its natural and geographical conditions are quite favorable and there are available areas with adequate characteristics of soil and climate conditions, making it the country's largest gathering of quantitative comparative advantages to lead the sustainable production and use of biomass energy on a large scale, without competition with other crops such as food crops. If successful in institutional advancements, we can expect Brazil to accelerate the sustainable expansion of forest plantations. Considering forestry in Brazil, it is important to notice that, in this sector, the prospects for expansion of forest plantations can ensure future demand for wood that are linked to the production of high added value, given that the country has the characteristics required for the production of wood for energy, with great potential for production of pellets in scale. However, to place Brazil in the international solid biomass area, it is necessary to remove the existing barriers and to create policies to incentive investments in this sector aiming a higher participation, as discussed in this paper.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Frankfurt am …, 2006
... This is even more true for sustainability issues of bioenergy in developing – mostly Southern... more ... This is even more true for sustainability issues of bioenergy in developing – mostly Southern – countries where semi-arid and arid as well as tropical climates re-strict the application of results from “Northern” countries which have ... Sustainable Bioenergy ... energy Production ...
Modeling biomass supply and logistics has been included both directly and indirectly in European ... more Modeling biomass supply and logistics has been included both directly and indirectly in European research and several initiatives have taken place through the last 15 years. Research has evolved from narrow assessments covering single or a few feedstock types and specific regions to harmonized approaches with consistent algorithms applied across Europe at different regional and temporal scales. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of research work in the area, identify gaps in research knowledge, and provide recommendations for future to research in the field of modeling biomass supply and logistics.
The BioTrade2020plus project has the aim of providing guidelines for the development of a Europea... more The BioTrade2020plus project has the aim of providing guidelines for the development of a European Bioenergy Trade Strategy for 2020 and beyond. This strategy aims to ensure that imported biomass feedstock is sustainably sourced and avoids distortion of other markets. It will also be important to find a basis for a balanced approach between promoting the use of domestic biomass, while also keeping EU markets open for sustainable imports. The project will focus on lignocellulosic biomass (woody resources, agricultural residues and cellulosic crops), from the following sourcing regions: North America (Southeast United States), South America (Brazil, Colombia), East Europe (Ukraine), Southeast Asia (Indonesia/Malaysia) and East Africa (Kenya/Mozambique). This paper presents the first outcomes and lessons learnt during the first half of the project. This also includes some preliminary results of the analysis of the potentials from some of the above mentioned sourcing regions and key sustainability indicators of current and future lignocellulosic biomass and bioenergy carriers (wood chips, pellets, torrefied biomass and pyrolysis oil).
This outcome paper is based on the results of a series of Joint Workshops 1 organized by a team o... more This outcome paper is based on the results of a series of Joint Workshops 1 organized by a team of institutions. Representatives from various agencies, research institutes, NGOs, utilities and public administration within European countries have participated and contributed to them. The 1 st Joint Workshop was held in Brussels on October 15, 2011, indicating the willingness of developing sustainability criteria for solid bioenergy. It was acknowledged that criteria must be balanced with forestry policy but consensus was not reached that the criteria must be defined under an extended RED.
We would also like to express our gratitude to IEA, and in particular to Paolo Frankl (Head, Rene... more We would also like to express our gratitude to IEA, and in particular to Paolo Frankl (Head, Renewable Energy Division), for their availability to chair, through IEA Bioenergy, AG6 during 2015. Finally, we would like to thank Miguel Almada (Argentina) and Bah Saho (ECREEE) who, as co-leaders of the GBEP Working Group on Capacity Building, helped guide the entire process.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, Apr 11, 2019
The production of short rotation woody crops (SRWCs) such as poplars and willows is a promising c... more The production of short rotation woody crops (SRWCs) such as poplars and willows is a promising component of global bioenergy and phytotechnology portfolios. In addition to the provision of biomass feedstocks and pollution remediation, these trees and shrubs have been sustainably grown to conserve or utilize water in a variety of applications. Growing these woody plants for multiple uses supports many of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG6) and Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG7). As a result, focusing on ecosystem services such as freshwater and biomass has become an important aspect of deploying these production systems across variable landscapes. The current review consists of an introduction of ecosystem services and the SDGs, as well as SRWCs and their applications. The middle section of the review contains case studies highlighting the positive water linkages of producing short rotation poplars and willows for bioenergy and phytotechnologies. The review concludes with a section that combines the common themes that are consistent among the case studies to address options for integrating new bioenergy feedstock production systems into rural and urban landscapes to promote environmental, social and economic sustainability.
IEA Bioenergy, also known as the Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) for a Programme of Rese... more IEA Bioenergy, also known as the Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) for a Programme of Research, Development and Demonstration on Bioenergy, functions within a Framework created by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Views, findings and publications of IEA Bioenergy do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the IEA Secretariat or of its individual Member countries.
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