Bioethanol is an attractive biofuel having potential for energy security and environmental
safety over fossil fuels. To date, numerous biomass resources have been investigated for …

Plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. Because
agriculture's productivity is based on this process, a combination of technologies to reduce …

Fuel cells are one of the most efficient means of converting chemical energy into electrical
energy. The major deterrents to the commercialisation of fuel cell technologies, especially …

Completely revised and updated, the third edition of this bestseller discusses the concept
and ongoing development of using methanol and derived dimethyl ether as a transportation …

The global annual potential bioethanol production from the major crops, corn, barley, oat,
rice, wheat, sorghum, and sugar cane, is estimated. To avoid conflicts between human food …

To study the potential effects of increased biofuel use, we evaluated six representative
analyses of fuel ethanol. Studies that reported negative net energy incorrectly ignored …

The use of different input data, functional units, allocation methods, reference systems and
other assumptions complicates comparisons of LCA bioenergy studies. In addition …

Economics has failed us... but there is life after growth! Economists insist that recovery is at
hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments …

With increasing use of biomass for energy, questions arise about the validity of bioenergy as
a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels. Life Cycle …

Comparative and critical, Anthropology and Economy offers a uniquely cross-cultural view of
economy. Using examples from market and non-market situations, the book shows how …