Biomass logistics: A review of important features, optimization modeling and the new trends

KT Malladi, T Sowlati - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Biomass logistics comprise of inter-dependent operations related to harvesting and
collection, storage, pre-processing, and transportation. Its high cost represents one of the …

Techno-Economic Analysis of decentralized preprocessing systems for fast pyrolysis biorefineries with blended feedstocks in the southeastern United States

K Lan, L Ou, S Park, SS Kelley, BC English… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the economic feasibility of fast pyrolysis biorefineries fed with blended
pine residues and switchgrass in the Southeastern US with different supply chain design …

Regional bioethanol supply chain optimization with the integration of GIS-MCDM method and quantile-based scenario analysis

M Wang, L Ji, Y **e, G Huang - Journal of environmental management, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel decision-support framework for the bioethanol supply chain
network planning and management under uncertainties. Under the holistic framework, the …

Research on the improvement of carbon neutrality by utilizing agricultural waste: based on a life cycle assessment of biomass briquette fuel heating system

Z Wang, W Huang, H Wang, J Gao, R Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Various environmental issues caused by global warming demand urgent action to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. Implementing a carbon neutrality strategy emerges as an …

The development of an integrated GIS-based optimization framework for power generation from municipal solid waste-to-energy facilities

MM Billal, RM Sebastian, A Kumar - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Waste-to-energy (WtE) is one of the municipal solid waste (MSW) management
pathways that can reduce waste volumes while recovering energy. There has been …

AgKit4EE: A toolkit for agricultural land use modeling of the conterminous United States based on Google Earth Engine

C Zhang, L Di, Z Yang, L Lin, P Hao - Environmental Modelling & Software, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Google Earth Engine (GEE) is an ideal platform for large-scale geospatial
agricultural and environmental modeling based on its diverse geospatial datasets, easy-to …

Integrating GIS with optimization method for a biofuel feedstock supply chain

F Zhang, J Wang, S Liu, S Zhang, JW Sutherland - Biomass and bioenergy, 2017 - Elsevier
Taking forest biomass, defined here as roundwood pulpwood, as feedstock, this study
focused on locating bioethanol facilities and designing the bioethanol feedstock supply …

A cyberGIS approach to uncertainty and sensitivity analysis in biomass supply chain optimization

H Hu, T Lin, S Wang, LF Rodriguez - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Decision making in biomass supply chain management is subject to uncertainties in a
number of factors such as biomass yield, procurement prices, market demands …

A cyberGIS-enabled multi-criteria spatial decision support system: A case study on flood emergency management

Z Zhang, H Hu, D Yin, S Kashem, R Li… - Social Sensing and …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
With the increased frequency of natural hazards and disasters and consequent losses, it is
imperative to develop efficient and timely strategies for emergency response and relief …

CyberGIS and spatial data science

S Wang - GeoJournal, 2016 - Springer
In today's geospatially connected world, regional and urban analysis has become
increasingly essential to understand coupled environmental and human systems. The …