Increasing global energy demands are leading towards the production of bio-alcohols from
food crops, subsequently posing detrimental consequences in terms of food insecurity …

Within the concert of renewable energy technologies, bio-energy can play a decisive role
during the next decades, when smartly designed and applied under favorable conditions. In …

Negative emissions technologies (NETs) in general and bioenergy with CO2 capture and
storage (BECCS) in particular are commonly regarded as vital yet controversial to meeting …

Grasslands, in particular managed pastures and rangelands, are widespread, covering
approximately 40%(52 million km²) of the Earth's land surface. They are dominated by …

Biofuels from crops are emerging as a Jekyll & Hyde–promoted by some as a means to
offset fossil fuel emissions, denigrated by others as lacking sustainability and taking land …

C4 herbaceous rhizomatous perennials have many positive attributes as potential and
actual biomass energy crops on agricultural land. Two species from this group have become …

The chemical composition of biofuels has not received adequate attention given that it is an
important aspect in the introduction of energy crops. In this study, the ash content and …

There is growing interest in using perennial grasses as renewable fuels for generating
electricity and for producing bio-ethanol. This paper examines the costs of producing two …

Abstract The C 4 grass Miscanthus× giganteus is of increasing interest as a biomass
feedstock for renewable fuel production. This review describes what is known to date on M.× …

The thermal conversion (pyrolysis) of biomass for energy production and the incorporation
into agricultural soils of the carbon-rich byproduct (biochar) can contribute to the mitigation …