Biomass Energy for Environmental Sustainability

Optimising the Environmental Sustainability of Short Rotation Coppice Biomass Production for Energy

Background and Purpose: Solid biomass from short rotation coppice (SRC) has the potential to significantly contribute to European renewable energy targets and the expected demand for wood for energy, driven mainly by market forces and supported by the targets of national and European energy policies. It is expected that in the near future the number of hectares under SRC will increase in Europe...

Environmental and Social Sustainability and Supply Chain Efficiency in the Production of Biomass Energy

The aim of the paper is to present a coordinated framework of the researches conducted by GESAAF Department of the University of Florence, with a specific regard to the environmental and socioeconomic sustainability of supply energy chains and local energy districts. The common feature of the researches is to provide a planning decision support able to considering the geographic variability of ...

Fundamentals of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability

Sustainability of Corn Stover Harvest for Biomass

Environmental Sustainability: A Definition for Environmental Professionals

While acknowledging the need for “sustainability,” this paper summarizes the problems that have been encountered in our understanding and use of this concept. It explores the efforts of others to define the concept within the context of specific disciplinary areas and sets forth a proposal for a basic understanding of the term “environmental sustainability” as an expansion of our common percept...