Solomon / Luzadis Renewable Energy from Forest Resources in the United States

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-78253-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Beschreibung

Interest in biomass energy resources from forests, farms and other sources has been rapidly increasing in recent years because of growing concern with reducing carbon dioxide emissions and developing alternatives to increasingly scarce, expensive and insecure oil supplies. The uniqueness of this book is its coverage of biomass energy markets in the US from an economic as well as technical perspective. Existing books typically focus on single markets or technical aspects at the exclusion of economics, and have given greater coverage to biomass energy outside the US. This edited collection has three main parts. Part One provides a historical overview of forest biomass energy use in the US; the major technologies, economics, market prospects, and policies. Part Two presents forest biomass energy assessments, including life cycle and sustainability perspectives, and Part Three includes five sets of regional case studies. After reviewing the history of wood energy use in the US and technology options, the book shows that forests could displace sixteen per cent of domestic transportation fuel use in 2030.
Renewable Energy from Forest Resources in the United States includes a Foreword from Chris Flavin, President of the Worldwatch Institute.

Autoren

Herausgeber

Solomon, Barry

Luzadis, Valerie A.

Über den Autor

Solomon, Barry
Barry D. Solomon is Professor of Geography and Environmental Policy in the Department of Social Sciences at Michigan Technological University, USA.
Valerie A. Luzadis is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Forest and Natural Resources Management, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: Overview, 1.Introduction Barry D. Solomon and Nicholas H. Johnson, 2.Market Analysisand Considerations forRenewable Energy TechnologiesDana M. Johnson, 3.From Grain toCellulosic Ethanol:History, Economics and PolicyBarry D. Solomon, Justin R. Barnes and Kathleen E. Halvorsen, Part Two: Forest Biomass Energy Assessments, 4. Resource Assesment,Economics and Technologyfor Collection and HarvestingErin G. Wilkerson and Robert D. Perlack, 5.An IntegratedSupply Systemfor Forest BiomassTimothy L. Jenkins and John W. Sutherland, 6. Application of Biomass-Derived Fuelsfor InternalCombustion Engines witha Focus on TransportationJeffrey D. Naber and Jeremy J. Worm, 7.Bioenergy, Biomassand Biodiversity David J. Flaspohler, Robert E. Froese and Christopher R. Webster, 8. AReview of Life CycleAssessment Studieson Renewable EnergyDerived from Forest ResourcesQiong Zhang, Kaitlin R. Goldstein and James R. Mihelcic, 9.Using a Systems Approachto Improve Bioenergy Sustainability Assessment Valerie A. Luzadis, Timothy A. Volk and Thomas S. Buchholz, Part Three: Regional Case Studies, 10.Cost andFinancialFeasibility of Two Biomass Power Technologies Dana M. Johnson, James H. Whitmarsh and Jillian R. Waterstraut, 11 Willow Biomass Production for Bioenergy, Biofuelsand Bioproductsin New YorkTimothy A. Volk and Valerie A. Luzadis, 12. Woody BiomassFeedstock Availability,Production Costs andImplications for BioenergyConversionin Mississippi Donald R. Grebner, Gustavo Perez-Verdin, Changyou Sun, Ian A. Munn, Emily B. Schultz, and Thomas G. Matney, 13.Regional EconomicImpacts ofCellulosic Ethanol Development in the North Central StatesBarry D. Solomon, 14.Wood Methanolas a Renewable Energy Source in theWestern United StatesDaniel J. Vogt, Kristiina A. Vogt, John C. Gordon, Michael L. Miller, Calvin Mukumoto, Ravi Upadhye and Michael H. Miller

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