Forest-based bioenergy in China: Status, opportunities, and challenges

Yang, Jun; Dai, Guanghui; Li, Ma; Jia, Liming; Wu, Jian; Wang, Xiaohua

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.10.044

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“…However, because the jatropha feedstock base has not been planted, at present it produced biodiesel mainly from sulphated oil. More than 100 biodiesel enterprises are mainly dependent on waste cooking oils and animal fats as feedstock [22]. This is also confirmed by the distribution and planted area of jatropha (Table 3).…”

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confidence: 68%

“…The establishment of jatropha plantations started in 2006 on a massive scale mainly in southwest China, including the provinces Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Hainan [11,21,22]. Most recently, the jatropha area (including natural forests) covers 200,000 ha.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Table 3 presents the distribution of areas across the five provinces. In conclusion, until 2013 the production of biodiesel from jatropha remained at the very early stage, with current annual yields of biodiesel from crude jatropha oil at less than 100 tonnes [21,22]. Inadequate jatropha feedstock supply is considered a major obstacle to jatropha biofuel development in China (see Table 3).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Stagnating Jatropha Biofuel Development in Southwest China: An Institutional Approach

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Abstract:Biodiesel from jatropha has been considered as a promising alternative to fossil fuels for some time. Consequently, China started promoting jatropha as one of the options to meet its ever-increasing energy consumption, and the Chinese biodiesel industry also gained interest. However, the excitement of the biofuel industry in jatropha faded after it did not bring about the expected results. This article investigates the stagnation in jatropha development and production for biodiesel in China, using two detailed case studies of jatropha biofuel production in southeast China. It is found that the underdeveloped biodiesel policy and regulation, such as a rather late formulation of standards for biodiesel (especially the B5) and the absence of mandatory targets, is an important reason for hampering jatropha development. Besides that, lack of financial support undermined sustained jatropha planting at the farm level and lack of sustained commitment from state-owned enterprises or private companies over a long time span further contributed to jatropha project's failure. Better implementation of the rule of law, mandatory blending requirements, hazard insurance, as well as continuous financial support, might improve the continuation of jatropha plantation schemes.

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Stagnating Jatropha Biofuel Development in Southwest China: An Institutional Approach

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“…Well planned and managed forest-based bioenergy production can help to enhance energy and food security, create job opportunities, and reduce environmental degradation [4][5][6][7]. Forest-based bioenergy has, therefore, been given increased attention in many countries and regions, such as the United States [8], Europe [9], and China [10].…”

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The Effects of Climate Change on the Development of Tree Plantations for Biodiesel Production in China

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Biodiesel produced from woody oil plants is a promising form of renewable energy but a combination of tree plantations' long cultivation time and rapid climate change may put large-scale production at risk. If plantations are located in future-unsuitable places, plantations may fail or yield may be poor, then significant financial, labor, and land resources invested in planting programs will be wasted. Incorporating climate change information into the planning and management of forest-based biodiesel production therefore can increase its chances of success. However, species distribution models, the main tool used to predict the influence of future climate-species distribution modeling, often contain considerable uncertainties. In this study we evaluated how these uncertainties could affect the assessment of climate suitability of the long-term development plans for forest-based biodiesel in China by using Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn as an example. The results showed that only between 59% and 75% of the planned growing areas were projected suitable habitats for the species, depending on the set-up of simulation. Our results showed the necessity for explicitly addressing the uncertainty of species distribution modeling when using it to inform forest-based bioenergy planning. We also recommend the growing area specified in China's national development plan be modified to lower the risk associated with climate change.

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“…Currently, forest biomass energy development is still in the initial stage in China [8]. Although several studies have been conducted to estimate the global bioenergy potential of forest biomass [9][10][11], the potential and distribution of energy resources from forest biomass are still unclear in China, which appears as an important bottleneck for the development of the bioenergy industry [2].…”

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Forest Biomass Energy Resources in China: Quantity and Distribution

Zhang

Gao-di

2015

Forests

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As one of the most important renewable and sustainable energy sources, the forest biomass energy resource has always been the focus of attention of scholars and policy makers. However, its potential is still uncertain in China, especially with respect to its spatial distribution. In this paper, the quantity and distribution of Chinese forest biomass energy resources are explored based mainly on forestry statistics data rather than forest resource inventory data used by most previous studies. The results show that the forest biomass energy resource in China was 169 million tons in 2010, of which wood felling and bucking residue (WFBR),wood processing residue (WPR), bamboo processing residue, fuel wood and firewood used by farmers accounted for 38%, 37%, 6%, 4% and 15%, respectively. The highest resource was located in East China, accounting for nearly 39.0% of the national amount, followed by the Southwest and South China regions, which accounted for 17.4% and 16.3%, respectively. At the provincial scale, Shandong has the highest distribution, accounting for 11.9% of total resources, followed by Guangxi and Fujian accounting for 10.3% and 10.2%, respectively. The actual wood-processing residue (AWPR) estimated from the actual production of different wood products (considering the wood transferred between regions) showed apparent differences from the local wood processing residue (LWPR), which assumes that no wood has been transferredbetween regions. Due to the large contribution of WPR to total forestry bioenergy resources, the estimation of AWPR will provide a more accurate evaluation of the total amount and the spatial distribution of forest biomass energy resources in China.

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Forest-based bioenergy in China: Status, opportunities, and challenges

Cited by 36 publications

References 43 publications

Stagnating Jatropha Biofuel Development in Southwest China: An Institutional Approach

Stagnating Jatropha Biofuel Development in Southwest China: An Institutional Approach

The Effects of Climate Change on the Development of Tree Plantations for Biodiesel Production in China

Forest Biomass Energy Resources in China: Quantity and Distribution

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