Expert Views on the Future Development of Biogas Business Branch in Germany, The Netherlands, and Finland until 2030

Winquist, Erika; Galen, M.A. van; Zielonka, Simon; Rikkonen, Pasi; Oudendag, D.A.; Zhou, Lingjiu; Greijdanus, Auke

doi:10.3390/su13031148

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“…Domestic renewable energy production contributes both food system, and larger societal resilience. Agricultural biogas production is often highlighted as a key mean in unlocking synergies between the goals in energy and agricultural policy domains, enhancing redundancy in energy production and diversifying income and product portfolios of agricultural enterprises (Winquist et al 2021 ). From the energy system’s perspective, biogas production enables flexible generation of electricity which allows both production and demand based balancing options for intermittent wind and solar power, as well as inflexible nuclear production in the Finnish energy system.…”

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The elements of resilience in the food system and means to enhance the stability of the food supply

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Food systems are increasingly exposed to disruptions and shocks, and they are projected to increase in the future. Most recently, the war in Ukraine and Covid-19 pandemic has increased concerns about the ability to secure the availability of food at stable prices. This article presents a food system resilience framework to promote a national foresight system to better prepare for shocks and disruptions. Our study identified four key elements of resilience: system thinking through science and communication; redundancy of activities and networks; diversity of production and partners; and buffering strategies. Three national means to enhance resilience in the Finnish food system included domestic protein crop production, renewable energy production, and job creation measures. Primary production was perceived as the cornerstone for food system resilience, and the shocks and disruptions that it confronts therefore call for a sufficient and diverse domestic production volume, supported by the available domestic renewable energy. A dialogue between different actors in the food system was highlighted to format a situational picture and enable a rapid response. Our study suggests that to a certain point, concentration and interdependence in the food system increase dialogue and cooperation. For critical resources, sufficient reserve stocks buffer disruptions over a short period in the event of unexpected production or market disruptions. Introducing and strengthening the identified resilience elements and means to the food system call for the preparation of a more holistic and coherent food system policy that acknowledges and emphasises resilience alongside efficiency.

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“…Today, transforming MSW into biogas is one of the most, if not the most, environmentally friendly [83] ways of fueling the cities' public transportation [84] and making a sizable contribution to the circular economy.…”

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Converting Municipal Waste to Energy through the Biomass Chain, a Key Technology for Environmental Issues in (Smart) Cities

Vrabie

2021

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Cities around the world should prioritize the management of municipal solid waste (MSW). For this to be effective, there is a strong need to buildup a complex system that involves social, economic, and environmental processes, leading to a supply chain (SC). The actors involved in dealing with MSW—from suppliers, collectors, distributors, industries, and managers—should be engaged in strategic planning. This paper focuses on alternative energy solutions and uses existing SC models of managing MSW, as well as the existing literature, to identify successful stories in cities like Bergen and Tønsberg in Norway, London in UK and Barcelona in Spain and draw a conceptual framework for city officials in Romanian municipalities (but not only) to innovate—and convert MSW in biogas to be used in delivering public services, i.e., public transportation. The article shows that when the innovation is accepted and well implemented by all actors, the benefits for the citizens and the municipality are considerably higher than by using conventional methods of collecting and depositing MSW. The proposed approach is also relevant for implementing the EU environment policy, where delays are usually observed (as the case for Romania).

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“…The research [25] analyses how the future of the biogas business in three case study countries is developing until 2030. The study is based on experts' views within the biogas business branch in Germany, The Netherlands, and Finland.…”

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Explore actual sustainable energy topics by using Yake!, Krovetz, GSDMM and short text summaries

Chigarev¹

2023

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This paper considers the reasonability of using GSDMM as a method for clustering short texts - titles and abstracts of publications 2021-2023 of MDPI journals on sustainable energy topics. The paper proposes an approach to identifying relevant research topics based on the use of the Python script Yake!, the Krovetz streamer, the GSDMM algorithm, and short text annotations. It is emphasized that researchers prefer to rely on specific publications rather than keywords when searching for information on a topic of interest. The bibliometric records of sustainable energy publications from 2021 to 2023 in Sustainability (Energy Sustainability section — 1,926 search results) and Energies (Sustainable Energy section — 994 search results) were used as data for analysis. The GSDMM algorithm was used to cluster the texts, and Yake! to extract the keywords for the GSDMM algorithm's vocabulary. This article summarizes topics found in 9 clusters, including general sustainable energy issues, biomass recycling, region-specific issues, building energy use, economic growth and investment, numerical flow modeling, generation cost optimization, heat to energy conversion, weather-related risks, and false data attacks.

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Expert Views on the Future Development of Biogas Business Branch in Germany, The Netherlands, and Finland until 2030

Cited by 35 publications

References 9 publications

The elements of resilience in the food system and means to enhance the stability of the food supply

The elements of resilience in the food system and means to enhance the stability of the food supply

Converting Municipal Waste to Energy through the Biomass Chain, a Key Technology for Environmental Issues in (Smart) Cities

Explore actual sustainable energy topics by using Yake!, Krovetz, GSDMM and short text summaries

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