National or supranational policies such as the EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED)
prescribe both the assessment of the environmental impacts of biofuel and bioenergy …

Nitrogen fertilization often improves the yield of intensively managed, short‐rotation
coppices. However, information of N nutrition form on the growth of common species and …

This chapter presents an assessment of how biodiversity is considered in different types of
sustainability standards. First, biodiversity is defined and strategies for biodiversity …

The increased international trade led to growing concerns over sustainability of biofuels and
a variety of governance systems has emerged to regulate the bioenergy sector for …

Wastewater treatment is a necessary step to avoid environmental impacts of water
consumption and usage. Traditional approaches are expensive and are limited to …

Biomass energy is currently the largest renewable contributor to global energy supply and
there is increasing demand for bioenergy feedstock. Consequently, the production of …

Experiments with two short rotation woody energy crops, common osier (Salix viminalis L.)
and black poplar (Populus nigra L.) were carried out in Western Lithuania (55° 43′ N, 21° …

This report is the result of a collaborative project within the Swedish Knowledge Centre for
Renewable Transportation Fuels (f3). f3 is a networking organization, which focuses on …

Due to concerns about climate change, energy security, and resource scarcity, non-
renewable resources are increasingly being displaced by biomass. As with most human …

The research investigations with a short rotation energy plant–black poplar (Populus Nigra
L.) have been carried out at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Safety of Vytautas …