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Technical ReportBiochar, climate change and soil: A review to guide future researchCategory: Biochar - Documnet Type: Technical ReportBiochar is the charred by-product of biomass pyrolysis, the heating of plant-derived material in the absence of oxygen in order to capture combustible gases. The objective of this report was to review and evaluate published studies with regard to what evidence and arguments currently exist that assess the application of biochar to soil to a) sequester carbon and b) ... More» Author: Saran Sohi, Elisa Lopez-Capel, Evelyn Krull, and Roland Bol - submitted on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 22:32. A Spatial Model to Determine the Economic Availability of Woody Biomass in ColoradoCategory: Biomass - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThe purpose of this paper is to propose a spatial model that can be used as a tool for making decisions regarding the proper sizing of woody biomass projects that require allocating public and private money and resources. This spatial model determines the cost for sustainably extracting and transporting woody biomass from watersheds in Colorado to a specific location.... More» Author: Howard Hallman, Brad Piehl, Michael Tuffly - submitted on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 19:50. A Strategic Assessment of Forest Biomass and Fuel Reduction Treatments in Western StatesCategory: Biomass - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThis assessment characterizes, at a regional scale, forest biomass that can potentially be removed to implement the fuel reduction and ecosystem restoration objectives of the National Fire Plan for the Western United States. The assessment area covers forests onboth public and private ownerships in the region and describes all standing tree volumeincluding stems, limbs, and tops.... More» Author: Bob Rummer, Jeff Prestemon - submitted on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 19:40. Microalgae Production from Power Plant Flue Gas: Environmental Implications on a Life Cycle BasisCategory: Advanced Photosynthetics - Documnet Type: Technical ReportElectrical power plants are responsible for over one-third of the U.S. emissions (2001) or about 2.2x109 t carbon dioxide (CO2) per year. Power-plant flue gas can serve as a source of CO2 for microalgae cultivation, and the algae can be cofired with coal.... More» Author: Kiran L. Kadam - submitted on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 20:36. Strategic Assessment of Bioenergy Development in the WestCategory: Biomass - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThis assessment estimates quantities of various biomass resources throughout the WGA region on a county or city basis for use as feedstocks for liquid fuel (transportation) production.... More» Author: Gayle Gordon et al. - submitted on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 20:21. Future demand for fertilizer from bioenergy crop productionCategory: Biomass - Documnet Type: Technical ReportIn this study an assessment is made of the future demand of fertilizers from bioenergy crop production. A representative sample of various assessments on the contribution of bioenergy is derived from literature. The projections are translated into fertilizer demand, assuming that all bioenergy is produced from dedicated woody bioenergy crops.... More» Author: Edward M.W. Smeets and André P.C. Faaij - submitted on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 20:12. Energy Crops and their Implications for ForagesCategory: Biomass - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThe US Department of Energy (DOE) reports an annual need for a billion tons of biomass to produce enough biofuel to replace 30% of current USA petroleum consumption. Switchgrass is considered one of the main perennial biomass species for cellulosic ethanol production. Breeding and management research is currently underway at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in partnership with Ceres, Inc.... More» Author: Joe Bouton - submitted on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 19:47. Biofixation of CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Abatement with Microalgae - Technology Roadmap 2003Category: Advanced Photosynthetics - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThis Roadmap provides an expert consensus of the R&D that needs to be carried out to develop practical microalgae processes that could abate hundreds of millions of tons of fossil CO2 and other greenhouse gases.... More» Author: John R. Benemann - submitted on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 18:41. Microalgae Biofixation Processes: Application and Potential Contributions to Greenhouse Gas MitigationCategory: Advanced Photosynthetics - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThis report provides an independent assessment of the applications and potential contributions to greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement of microalgae biofixation processes.... More» Author: Toon van Harmelen, Hans Oonk - submitted on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 23:34. Biochar and bioenergy production for climate change mitigationCategory: Biochar - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThe world will increasingly depend on renewable energy with low or zero net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper explores how science and the economic ‘rules of the game’ might realize the potential for the pyrolysis co-production of biochar and bio-oil to mitigate net GHG emissions while achieving other economic and environmental benefits.... More» Author: Peter Winsley - submitted on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 00:28. |
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