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 …

More than a century long research and development on utilization of lignocellulosic biomass
for biofuels and biomaterials are still in its formative years and the main reason for this is the …

The prevalent theories in the debate on sustainability transitions have been criticised for not
sufficiently addressing energy change processes at the local level. This paper aims to …

Denmark's future energy system is to be entirely based on renewable energy sources.
Municipalities will play an important role as local energy planning authorities in terms of …

There are considerable biomass resources in the European Union (EU) and mature
conversion technologies to exploit the potentials of bioenergy. The challenge confronting the …

The bioeconomy is expected to be a key solution to supply societies with food and non-food
products while replacing non-renewable resources and preserving natural ones …

Zrównoważony rozwój dotyczy każdego z nas. Odnosi się do związków między różnymi
elementami naszego otoczenia: gospodarką, społeczeństwem i środowiskiem. Wywierając …

Background This paper investigates the decision-making processes of mayors on the
municipal level in Brandenburg, Germany, to support 100% renewable energy policies as …

Short rotation plantations (SRP s) are fast‐growing trees (such as willow (Salix spp.), poplar
(Populus spp.) and Eucalyptus) grown closely together and harvested in periods of 2–20 …

As the global population increases and becomes more affluent, biomass demands for food
and biomaterials will increase. Demand growth is further accelerated by the implementation …