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Are biomass feedstocks sustainable? A systematic review of three key sustainability metrics
- Source :
- GCB Bioenergy, Vol 16, Iss 9, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2024.
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Abstract
- Abstract Biomass feedstocks are growing in importance due to their ability to serve as a renewable alternative to fossil fuels for large scale energy generation, with bioenergy projected to be a growing part of the UK's energy mix. Combined with technologies such as carbon capture and storage, sustainable bioenergy has the potential to produce negative emissions with including counterbalancing residual emissions. This paper presents a systematic review of the sustainability impacts of wood biomass (forestry/SRC) and Miscanthus, which are grown as energy fuels, comparing the three key indicators of sustainability: soil organic carbon sequestration rates, biodiversity, and water use efficiency (WUE). Analysis has shown significant influence from primary soil composition (p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17571707 and 17571693
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- GCB Bioenergy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.60513502a4754eebbf8eb232ad8e2b9c
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13187