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It has been estimated that around 15% of global agricultural
production costs on-farm are energy-related. With heightened
concerns around the sustainability of crop and livestock
production, the agricultural sector must develop and invest in
alternative methods of farming that recoup the same results but
have a reduced environmental impact. Energy-smart farming:
Efficiency, renewable energy and sustainability reviews recent
research undertaken on the ways of reducing the costs and
environmental impact of on-farm energy use. The collection explores
advances in improving energy efficiency on farms, renewable energy
technologies such as agrivoltaics, biomass combustion, gasification
and pyrolysis, as well as how more sustainable energy use can be
delivered in practice in livestock production systems. Edited by a
leading expert in the field, Energy-smart farming: Efficiency,
renewable energy and sustainability will be a standard reference
for university and other researchers in renewable energy deployment
and policies, environmental scientists, government and other
agencies tackling the challenge of climate change, as well as
farmers and representatives from food manufacturers and suppliers
dedicated to reducing their carbon footprint.
The time for modern biomass has come. It has long been overshadowed
by other, more widely-publicized renewable energy technologies such
as wind, solar and hydro, and still retains an outmoded image in
comparison to its apparently more attractive cousins. The potential
for biomass to act as a store of solar energy, and yet to be
converted efficiently when required into heat, power, transport
fuels and even substitutes for plastics and petrochemicals, is not
widely appreciated. The increasing abundance of well-designed,
successful bioenergy projects around the world is creating new
interest in this renewable, sustainable and low-emission-producing
source of energy. The Brilliance of Bioenergy covers all the main
resources and technologies, principles, practice, social and
environmental issues as well as the economics involved. The book
also presents valuable, practical experiences - both 'how to' and
'how not to' - in the form of case studies of both small and large
scale projects in both developed and developing countries. The
Brilliance of Bioenergy is for those wishing to learn more about
biomass, the technologies and the business potential. It will be
welcomed by all involved in biomass production, bioenergy
utilization, planning and development, and in renewable energies in
general, as well as students, academics and researchers in the
subject.
The time for modern biomass has come. It has long been overshadowed
by other, more widely-publicized renewable energy technologies such
as wind, solar and hydro, and still retains an outmoded image in
comparison to its apparently more attractive cousins. The potential
for biomass to act as a store of solar energy, and yet to be
converted efficiently when required into heat, power, transport
fuels and even substitutes for plastics and petrochemicals, is not
widely appreciated. The increasing abundance of well-designed,
successful bioenergy projects around the world is creating new
interest in this renewable, sustainable and low-emission-producing
source of energy. The Brilliance of Bioenergy covers all the main
resources and technologies, principles, practice, social and
environmental issues as well as the economics involved. The book
also presents valuable, practical experiences - both 'how to' and
'how not to' - in the form of case studies of both small and large
scale projects in both developed and developing countries. The
Brilliance of Bioenergy is for those wishing to learn more about
biomass, the technologies and the business potential. It will be
welcomed by all involved in biomass production, bioenergy
utilization, planning and development, and in renewable energies in
general, as well as students, academics and researchers in the
subject.
Bioenergy Options for a Cleaner Environment describes the biomass
resource and its delivery. A panel of international experts
describe the range of conversion technologies both commercially
available and under development, and explore the technical,
environmental and socio-economic barriers and benefits of using
biomass in both developed and developing countries.
*Covers a number of perspectives, taking the reader through the
whole process from the bioenergy resource through conversion to
fuel, to policy issues.
*World class Editor and contributors
*Accessible and useful to those working in agriculture, forestry
and planning, as well as energy researchers.
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