Seaweeds as a sustainable source of bioenergy: Techno-economic and life cycle analyses of its biochemical conversion pathways

P Fasahati, R Dickson, CM Saffron, HC Woo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the environmental impacts, economic potential, and merits of producing
bioenergy from seaweed via biological conversion pathways, including the: 1) sugar …

Forest carbon accounting considerations in US bioenergy policy

RA Miner, RC Abt, JL Bowyer, MA Buford… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Four research-based insights are essential to understanding forest bioenergy and “carbon
debts.”(1) As long as wood-producing land remains in forest, long-lived wood products and …

Integrating biomass quality variability in stochastic supply chain modeling and optimization for large-scale biofuel production

KK Castillo-Villar, S Eksioglu… - Journal of cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
The production of biofuels using second-generation feedstocks has been recognized as an
important alternative source of sustainable energy and its demand is expected to increase …

Application of geographical information system and agent-based modeling to estimate particle-gaseous pollutant emissions and transportation cost of woody biomass …

SM Zahraee, N Shiwakoti, P Stasinopoulos - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Wood based bioenergy industry is growing rapidly due to climate change, challenging
environmental and economic conditions, progress in energy conversion, and development …

Perceiving major problems in forest products transportation by trucks and trailers: A cross-sectional survey

A Koirala, AR Kizha, BE Roth - European Journal of Forest …, 2017 - dergipark.org.tr
Hauling forest products from harvesting sites to the mills is a crucial component in forest
operation which directly influence the cost of delivered products. Although past researchers …

An application of the vehicle routing problem to biomass transportation

C Gracia, B Velázquez-Martí, J Estornell - Biosystems engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•The biomass collection problem is addressed as a vehicle routing problem.•A
hybrid approach based on genetic algorithms maximises transportation …

Stochastic programming model integrating pyrolysis byproducts in the design of bioenergy supply chains

K Keith, KK Castillo-Villar - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biomass is an abundant resource for energy production and it has gained attention as a
mainstream option to meet increasing energy demands. Pyrolysis has been one of the most …

Economic analysis of woody biomass supply chain in Maine

S Whalley, SJW Klein, J Benjamin - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2017 - Elsevier
An economic biomass supply chain model for Maine was developed to estimate the
delivered cost of biomass chips using the stumpage price paid to the landowner, the cost of …

A survey analysis of forest harvesting and transportation operations in Michigan

D Abbas, R Handler, B Hartsough, D Dykstra… - Croatian Journal of …, 2014 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak This paper assesses the technology involved in commercial forest harvesting and
delivery operations. It investigates existing forest-based production capacity and its potential …

Supply chain management in the Swedish wood products industry–a need analysis

M Larsson, M Stendahl, A Roos - Scandinavian Journal of Forest …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the potential of supply chain management (SCM) to address
challenges associated with Swedish wood-based supply chains (SCs). Information drawn …