Silveira S. (Ed.) Bioenergy - Realizing the Potential

Elsevier Science & Technology Books, 2005, Pages: 300, ISBN: 0080446612Modern bioenergy has gained increased attention in the past decade. Not only does it provide an effective option for the provision of energy services from the technical point of view, but it is based on resources that can be utilized on a sustainable basis all around the globe. In addition, the benefits accrued go beyond energy provision, creating unique opportunities for regional development. Today, biomass is seen as one of the most promising renewable sources of modern energy services in the medium term. Know-how and experiences from different countries pave the way to further development of bioenergy systems.Bioenergy: Realising the Potential integrates the key technical, policy and economic issues surrounding bioenergy projects in industrialised and developing countries, with a critical focus on four major topics:The biomass resource availability and potential
The institutions and markets development
Technical and economic enhancements
Successful examples from Europe and developing countriesHow to realize the bioenergy prospects?
Biomass in Europe
New challenges for bioenergy in Sweden
Dissemination of biomass district heating systems in Austria : lessons learned
Managing fuelwood supply in Himalayan mountain forests
Modernizing cane production to enhance the biomass base in Brazil
Integrating forestry and energy activities in Lithuania using Swedish know-how
Potential for small-scale bio-fueled district heating and CHPs in Sweden
Cofiring biomass and natural gas - boosting power production from sugarcane residues
Techno-economic feasibility of biomass-based electricity generation in Sri Lanka
Classification of solid biofuels as a tool for market development
The clean development mechanism (CDM)
The role of carbon finance in project development
Cultivated biomass for the pig iron industry in Brazil
Carbon credits from cogeneration with bagasse
Wood waste cogeneration in Kumasi, Ghana
Bioenergy - realizing the potential now!