A Spatial Data Base On Sustainable Biomass Cost-Supply Of Lignocellulosic Biomass In Europe - Methods &amp; Data Sources. S2Biom Project Report 1.6.

Dees, Matthias; Elbersen, B.S.; Fitzgerald, J. V.; Vis, Martijn; Anttila, Perttu; Forsell, Nicklas; Ramirez-Almeyda, J.; Galindo, D. Garcia; Glavonjić, Branko; Staritsky, I.G.; Verkerk, H.; Prinz, Robert; Monti, Andrea; Leduc, Sylvain; Höhl, M.; Datta, Pawan; Schrijver, R.A.M.; Zudin, Sergey; Lindner, M.; Lesschen, J.P.; Diepen, Kees van

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“…From the total sample, 18 did not agree to sell the straw, while the others were willing to sell it but a different amount or percentage. For example, 113 farmers were willing to sell more than 50% of their straw for energy purposes, which is not in accordance with the suggestions of authors [28] commissioned by the EU [29]. Of the rest of the respondents, 93 were willing to sell less than 50% of the straw.…”

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“…Aggregated results show that the use of straw biomass for energy purposes is better than that of coal [27]. According to Dees et al [28], approximately 50% of straw can be removed without reducing the carbon content of the soil, although the level of removal varies greatly from region to region. In the Globiom report, a study commissioned by the EU executive focusing on "indirect land-use change" (ILUC) distinguishes between sustainable and unsustainable plant residues.…”

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Farmers’ Attitudes Towards the Use of Biomass as Renewable Energy—A Case Study from Southeastern Europe

2020

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Among the renewable energy sources, increasing the use of biomass (agricultural by-products) could be important from both an environmental and a climate protection perspective, but in many cases this is not a part of the current practice. Especially in developing countries, a large amount of agricultural waste suitable for energy use remains unused, remaining on the arable land or being burned in the field. Complicating matters is the fact that some countries have significant fossil energy reserves. This is also the case in Kosovo, which has the largest reserves of coal reserves (lignite) in southeastern Europe. An important question is how polluting and non-climate-friendly fossil fuels are to be replaced when they are available cheaply and in large quantities. The function of the political and economic models used in Europe has local specificity. It is not possible to copy the good solutions introduced by each country because of differences in the economic systems and farmers. Previous research has paid little attention to the producer conditions for available waste biomass sales. Studies have not examined the sales attitudes of farmers, or under what conditions they are willing to sell a larger proportion of the straw produced—of course, in such a way that they also meet the needs of animal husbandry, nutrients, and carbon supply. Using binary logistics regression and descriptive statistics not yet used in previous research, we analyzed the factors that influence farmers’ willingness to sell, sales barriers, and incentives. According to the respondents, the biggest barriers to selling straw are the lack of a market (74.1%) and baling machines (50.9%), while the main incentives may be a good price (75%) and a guaranteed contract (67.8%). The farmers surveyed believe that, in a safe market, with a multiyear contractual agreement, they would sell more than half of their straw for biomass energy production. The use of straw in animal husbandry is declining due to the introduction of new technological solutions, so the use of straw for energy purposes is an increasingly topical issue in the rapidly developing southeastern European countries as well. Based on our research results, it can be stated that the majority of farmers are willing to sell more than 50% of the amount of straw produced for energy purposes if the business model and state regulations are appropriate.

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Farmers’ Attitudes Towards the Use of Biomass as Renewable Energy—A Case Study from Southeastern Europe

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Spatial distribution of the potential forest biomass availability in Europe

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A Critical Review on Lignocellulosic Biomass Yield Modeling and the Bioenergy Potential from Marginal Land

2021

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Lignocellulosic biomass from marginal land is needed for a social–ecologically sustainable bioeconomy transition. However, how much biomass can be expected? This study addresses this question by reviewing the limitations of current biomass yield modeling for lignocellulosic crops on marginal land and deriving recommendations to overcome these limitations. It was found that on the input side of biomass yield models, geographically limited research and the lack of universally understood definitions impose challenges on data collection. The unrecognized complexity of marginal land, the use of generic crop growth models together with data from small-scale field trials and limited resolution further reduce the comparability of modeling results. On the output side of yield models, the resistance of modeled yields to future variations is highly limited by the missing incorporation of the risk of land use changes and climatic change. Moreover, several limitations come with the translation of modeled yields into bioenergy yields: the non-specification of conversion factors, a lack of conversion capacities, feedstock yield–quality tradeoffs, as well as slow progress in breeding and the difficulty of sustainability criteria integration into models. Intensified political support and enhancement of research on a broad range of issues might increase the consistency of future yield modeling.

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A Spatial Data Base On Sustainable Biomass Cost-Supply Of Lignocellulosic Biomass In Europe - Methods & Data Sources. S2Biom Project Report 1.6.

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Farmers’ Attitudes Towards the Use of Biomass as Renewable Energy—A Case Study from Southeastern Europe

Farmers’ Attitudes Towards the Use of Biomass as Renewable Energy—A Case Study from Southeastern Europe

Spatial distribution of the potential forest biomass availability in Europe

A Critical Review on Lignocellulosic Biomass Yield Modeling and the Bioenergy Potential from Marginal Land

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