Forest Bioenergy From Wood Production to Energy Use

This book is a comprehensive overview of the forest bioenergy, from feedstock production to end products. The book presents the state of the art of forest biomass production, assessment, characterization, and conversion into heat and power. It starts with forest sources of biomass and potential avai...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gonçalves, Ana Cristina (Editor), Malico, Isabel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:Green Energy and Technology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Forest biomass and its uses
  • Energy plantations
  • Importance of remote sensing to evaluate and monitoring biomass
  • Modelling forest biomass
  • Overview of the forest biomass models
  • Other sources of forest biomass for energy
  • Forest biomass as an energy resource
  • Biomass for domestic heat
  • Biomass for industrial and district heating
  • Biomass for power production and cogeneration
  • Environmental impacts of biomass energy conversion systems
  • Integrating forest biomass availability and bioenergy demand
  • Final considerations