Sustainable forest biomass: A review of current residue harvesting guidelines

BD Titus, K Brown, HS Helmisaari… - Energy, Sustainability …, 2021‏ - Springer
Forest biomass harvesting guidelines help ensure the ecological sustainability of forest
residue harvesting for bioenergy and bioproducts, and hence contribute to social license for …

The future of bioenergy

WV Reid, MK Ali, CB Field - Global change biology, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Energy from biomass plays a large and growing role in the global energy system. Energy
from biomass can make significant contributions to reducing carbon emissions, especially …

Assessing the sustainability of forest biomass harvesting practices in the southeastern US to meet European renewable energy goals

HCM Bays, MC Bolding, JL Conrad, HL Munro… - Biomass and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Over the last decade, renewable energy expansion, driven by legislation such as the
Renewable Energy Directives passed by the European Union (EU) member states has …

Spatial distribution of the potential forest biomass availability in Europe

PJ Verkerk, JB Fitzgerald, P Datta, M Dees… - Forest …, 2019‏ - Springer
Background European forests are considered a crucial resource for supplying biomass to a
growing bio-economy in Europe. This study aimed to assess the potential availability of …

[HTML][HTML] The sustainability of timber and biomass harvest in perspective of forest nutrient uptake and nutrient stocks

MAE Vos, J den Ouden, M Hoosbeek, M Valtera… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The sustainability of tree harvest is questioned since harvest results in increased nutrient
losses which may reduce nutrient stocks in forest soils, particularly in forests on acidified and …

Environmental effects of short‐rotation woody crops for bioenergy: What is and isn't known

NA Griffiths, BM Rau, KB Vaché, G Starr… - GCB …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Logging and mill residues are currently the largest sources of woody biomass for bioenergy
in the United States, but short‐rotation woody crops (SRWCs) are expected to become a …

Towards sustainable management of forest residues in the southern Apennine Mediterranean mountain forests: a scenario-based approach

MT Pergola, L Saulino, M Castellaneta, A Rita… - Annals of Forest …, 2022‏ - Springer
Key message Managing forest residues according to the carbon content of the soil helps to
minimize the ecological footprint of their removal. Context In Mediterranean mountain …

[HTML][HTML] The Impact of Biomass Composition Variability on the Char Features and Yields Resulted through Thermochemical Processes

EG Armanu, MS Secula, BM Tofanica, I Volf - Polymers, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
This paper explores the intricate relations between biomass polymeric composition,
thermochemical conversion routes, char yields and features in order to advance the …

Forest biomass feedstock availability and economic contribution of biopower facilities in the Lake states region

R Pokharel, J Poudel, R Dahal, S GC - Journal of Forestry, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Lake States (MI, MN, WI) region holds 54.8 million acres of forest and offers the
potential to meet the increasing demand for sustainable energy through forest biomass. The …

Constraints and opportunities in harvesting woody biomass: perspectives of foresters and loggers in the Northeastern United States

LT Louis, A Daigneault, AR Kizha - International Journal of Forest …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Extensive forest resources make the Northeastern United States a promising source of
woody biomass. Managing overstocked stands, common to the region, has been a major …