Some European countries are exploring the idea of replacing dedicated crops with energy
cover crops for biogas production. Indeed, energy cover crops can generate consequential …

Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessments are crucial for any processes to be
sustainable using the tri-fold metrics including technical feasibility, economic viability, and …

This literature review was built upon recently published articles on Life Cycle Assessments
(LCAs) of agricultural biogas plants, to: enhance understanding of the relevant literature in …

Winter camelina [Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz] and field pennycress [Thlaspi arvense L.] are
oilseed feedstocks that can be employed as winter-hardy cover crops in the current cropping …

Bioenergy, as a renewable energy resource, is expected to see significant development in
the future. However, a key issue that will affect this trend is sustainability of bioenergy. There …

Millions of hectares of cover crops are planted in the US and European Union to manage
soil erosion, soil fertility, water quality, weeds, and climate change. Although only a small …

The rapid growth of cover crop planting area in the US helps with erosion control, soil health,
control of greenhouse gases, and also provides abundant biomass for the production of …

The aim of this work was to study an innovative alkaline process on two cover crops. CaO
load of 60 g. kgTS− 1 was implemented to combine the functions of storage and …

Weeds are always considered as one of the serious pests that compete for their growth and
development and decline the production in of major crops. Weeds occur in abundance in …

Core Ideas Fertilizing winter rye increased estimated revenue and harvestable biomass.
Fertilizing winter rye increased net energy production. Harvesting fertilized winter rye …