Techno-economic and life cycle assessment on lignocellulosic biomass thermochemical conversion technologies: A review

M Patel, X Zhang, A Kumar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Bioenergy derived from biomass provides a promising energy alternative and can reduce
the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from fossil fuels. Biomass-based …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) of electricity generation technologies: Overview, comparability and limitations

R Turconi, A Boldrin, T Astrup - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Electricity generation is a key contributor to global emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG),
NO x and SO 2 and their related environmental impact. A critical review of 167 case studies …

Life cycle assessment of bioenergy systems: state of the art and future challenges

F Cherubini, AH Strømman - Bioresource technology, 2011‏ - Elsevier
The use of different input data, functional units, allocation methods, reference systems and
other assumptions complicates comparisons of LCA bioenergy studies. In addition …

LCA of renewable energy for electricity generation systems—a review

IK Bhat, R Prakash - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Sustainable development requires methods and tools to measure and compare the
environmental impacts of human activities for various products (goods and services) …

The energy and water nexus in Chinese electricity production: a hybrid life cycle analysis

K Feng, K Hubacek, YL Siu, X Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Between 2000 and 2010, China׳ s electricity production had increased threefold and
accounted for 50% of domestic and 12% of global CO 2 emissions in 2010. Substantial …

Bioenergy from plants and the sustainable yield challenge

A Karp, I Shield - New Phytologist, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
Bioenergy from plants, particularly from perennial grasses and trees, could make a
substantial contribution to alleviation of global problems in climate change and energy …

Sustainability considerations for electricity generation from biomass

A Evans, V Strezov, TJ Evans - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2010‏ - Elsevier
The sustainability of electricity generation from biomass has been assessed in this work
according to the key indicators of price, efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, availability …

Life cycle assessment of a willow bioenergy crop** system

MC Heller, GA Keoleian, TA Volk - Biomass and bioenergy, 2003‏ - Elsevier
The environmental performance of willow biomass crop production systems in New York
(NY) is analyzed using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. The base-case, which …

Renewable energy from willow biomass crops: life cycle energy, environmental and economic performance

GA Keoleian, TA Volk - BPTS, 2005‏ - Taylor & Francis
Short-rotation woody crops (SRWC) along with other woody biomass feedstocks will play a
significant role in a more secure and sustainable energy future for the United States and …

Impact assessment and environmental evaluation of various ammonia production processes

Y Bicer, I Dincer, G Vezina, F Raso - Environmental management, 2017‏ - Springer
In the current study, conventional resources-based ammonia generation routes are
comparatively studied through a comprehensive life cycle assessment. The selected …