Renewable Energy from Forest Resources in the United States (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Solomon, Barry; Luzadis, Valerie A.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Interest in biomass energy resources from forests, farms and other sources has been rapidly increasing in recent years because of growing concern with reducing carbon dioxide emissions and developing alternatives to increasingly scarce, expensive and insecure oil supplies. The uniqueness of this book is its coverage of biomass energy markets in the US from an economic as well as technical perspective. Existing books typically focus on single markets or technical aspects at the exclusion of economics, and have given greater coverage to biomass energy outside the US. This edited collection has three main parts. Part One provides a historical overview of forest biomass energy use in the US; the major technologies, economics, market prospects, and policies. Part Two presents forest biomass energy assessments, including life cycle and sustainability perspectives, and Part Three includes five sets of regional case studies. After reviewing the history of wood energy use in the US and technology options, the book shows that forests could displace sixteen per cent of domestic transportation fuel use in 2030.Renewable Energy from Forest Resources in the United States includes a Foreword from Chris Flavin, President of the Worldwatch Institute.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135971892
• Artikelnr.: 38262288

Autorenporträt

Barry D. Solomon is Professor of Geography and Environmental Policy in the Department of Social Sciences at Michigan Technological University, USA. Valerie A. Luzadis is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Forest and Natural Resources Management, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Part One: Overview
1. Introduction Barry D. Solomon and Nicholas H. Johnson
2. Market Analysis and Considerations for Renewable Energy Technologies Dana M. Johnson
3. From Grain to Cellulosic Ethanol: History
Economics and Policy Barry D. Solomon
Justin R. Barnes and Kathleen E. Halvorsen
Part Two: Forest Biomass Energy Assessments
4. Resource Assesment
Economics and Technology for Collection and Harvesting Erin G. Wilkerson and Robert D. Perlack
5. An Integrated Supply System for Forest Biomass Timothy L. Jenkins and John W. Sutherland
6. Application of Biomass-Derived Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines with a Focus on Transportation Jeffrey D. Naber and Jeremy J. Worm
7. Bioenergy
Biomass and Biodiversity David J. Flaspohler
Robert E. Froese and Christopher R. Webster
8. A Review of Life Cycle Assessment Studies on Renewable Energy Derived from Forest Resources Qiong Zhang
Kaitlin R. Goldstein and James R. Mihelcic
9. Using a Systems Approach to Improve Bioenergy Sustainability Assessment Valerie A. Luzadis
Timothy A. Volk and Thomas S. Buchholz
Part Three: Regional Case Studies
10. Cost and Financial Feasibility of Two Biomass Power Technologies Dana M. Johnson
James H. Whitmarsh and Jillian R. Waterstraut
11 Willow Biomass Production for Bioenergy
Biofuels and Bioproducts in New York Timothy A. Volk and Valerie A. Luzadis
12. Woody Biomass Feedstock Availability
Production Costs and Implications for Bioenergy Conversion in Mississippi Donald R. Grebner
Gustavo Perez-Verdin
Changyou Sun
Ian A. Munn
Emily B. Schultz
and Thomas G. Matney
13. Regional Economic Impacts of Cellulosic Ethanol Development in the North Central States Barry D. Solomon
14. Wood Methanol as a Renewable Energy Source in the Western United States Daniel J. Vogt
Kristiina A. Vogt
John C. Gordon
Michael L. Miller
Calvin Mukumoto
Ravi Upadhye and Michael H. Miller