Crops production and the contribution of agricultural biomass power generation to Africa's clean energy transition: Analysis of trends from 1990 to 2021

A Awaafo, EA Awafo, M Mahdavi, G Akolgo… - Biomass and …, 2024 - Elsevier
When it comes to biomass production from agricultural residues, Africa is playing a vital role
due to the reliance of many countries within the continent on agriculture as the main Gross …

Optimal allocation of sugarcane bagasse for producing bioelectricity and second generation ethanol in Brazil: Scenarios of cost reductions

LGT Carpio, FS de Souza - Renewable energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The consolidation of second generation ethanol will provide a greater amount of ethanol
without increasing sugarcane acreage, but two technologies have emerged that use …

Brazilian sugar cane industry–A survey on future improvements in the process energy management

MC Palacios-Bereche, R Palacios-Bereche… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Brazilian Energy Matrix is characterised by the presence of Renewables,
whose participation reached 46.1% in 2019, equivalent to 133.8 Mtoe, of which 18.0 …

Small-scale biogas technology and clean cooking fuel: Assessing the potential and links with SDGs in low-income countries–A case study of Nepal

SP Lohani, B Dhungana, H Horn… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Small-scale biogas technology has been instrumental in providing clean cooking fuel in
several low-income countries. This study investigates the role of domestic biogas …

Optimizing ethanol and bioelectricity production in sugarcane biorefineries in Brazil

D Khatiwada, S Leduc, S Silveira, I McCallum - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In sugarcane biorefineries, the lignocellulosic portion of the sugarcane biomass (ie bagasse
and cane trash) can be used as fuel for electricity production and/or feedstock for second …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle energy and environmental impacts in sugarcane production: A case study of Amirkabir Sugarcane Agro-Industrial Company in Khuzestan province

MS Nejad, M Almassi, M Ghahderijani - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the factors influencing sugarcane production
and identify opportunities to reduce energy consumption. The study evaluated the life cycle …

A review of developments in technologies and research that have had a direct measurable impact on sustainability considering the Paris agreement on climate …

A Foley, BM Smyth, T Pukšec, N Markovska… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This special issue of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews is devoted to the
research presented and discussed at the 10th Conference on Sustainable Development of …

Sustainability assessment of sugarcane biorefinery and molasses ethanol production in Thailand using eco-efficiency indicator

T Silalertruksa, SH Gheewala, P Pongpat - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The study aims to evaluate the sugarcane biorefinery and molasses ethanol production in
Thailand using the combined environmental and economic sustainability indicator, so called …

[HTML][HTML] Process simulation of renewable electricity from sugarcane straw: Techno-economic assessment of retrofit scenarios in Brazil

MDB Watanabe, ER Morais, TF Cardoso… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Approximately 7% of Brazilian electricity is generated from sugarcane biomass. Although
this scenario is relatively optimistic when compared to the fossil-based energy matrix of …

Modeling and techno-economic analysis of a hybrid sugarcane plant fed by vinasse biogas and bagasse surplus for electricity generation

LA Furtado, SG Ribeiro, F Pradelle… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The growing demand for electricity from renewable energy sources has motivated
sugarcane producers to improve the power generation capacity of their plants. In this regard …