Greenhouse gas balances of transportation biofuels, electricity and heat generation in Finland—Dealing with the uncertainties

Soimakallio, Sampo; Mäkinen, Tuula; Ekholm, Tommi; Pahkala, Katri; Mikkola, Hannu Juhani; Paappanen, Teuvo

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2008.08.003

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“…Uncertainty analysis indicates that the GHG emissions of some projected lignocellulosic biofuel supply chains could be higher than shown in Figure 9.9 assuming a combination of worst-case conditions in different elements of the supply chain (e.g., poorly managed biomass production practices, and energyintensive biomass pre-processing) (Soimakallio et al, 2009;Hsu et al, 2010). However, lignocellulosic biofuels under well-managed conditions can have lower GHG emissions than grain ethanol and oilseed biodiesel.…”

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Renewable Energy in the Context of Sustainable Development

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Rahman³

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Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation

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Renewable Energy in the Context of Sustainable Development

Sathaye¹,

Lucon²,

Rahman³

et al. 2011

Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation

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“…On average, results from the literature yield that biofuels production require energy inputs that are mostly less than, but in the order of magnitude of their own energy contents, and that CO 2 emissions are less than those from combusting conventional fuels, but not negligible [342,343]. Amongst 1 st generation biofuel, ethanol from sugarcane and starch residues emerges as the only feedstock that enables net zero emissions or even net reductions (see Figure 76 and [329]) especially when the bagasse residual is fired at the processing site.…”

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“…For example, Soimakallio et al [342] investigate the greenhouse gas balance of forest residues for power generation in Finland, assuming as a baseline that forest residue harvested after timber logging would alternatively be left to decay.…”

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Current State of Development of Electricity-Generating Technologies: A Literature Review

Lenzen

2010

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Electricity is perhaps the most versatile energy carrier in modern economies, and it is therefore fundamentally linked to human and economic development. Electricity growth has outpaced that of any other fuel, leading to ever-increasing shares in the overall mix. This trend is expected to continue throughout the following decades, as largeespecially rural-segments of the world population in developing countries start to climb the "energy ladder" and become connected to power grids. Electricity therefore deserves particular attention with regard to its contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, which is reflected in the ongoing development of low-carbon technologies for power generation. The focus of this updated review of electricity-generating technologies is twofold: (a) to provide more technical information than is usually found in global assessments on critical technical aspects, such as variability of wind power, and (b) to capture the most recent findings from the international literature. This report covers eight technologies. Seven of these are generating technologies: hydro-, nuclear, wind, photovoltaic, concentrating solar, geothermal and biomass power. The remaining technology is carbon capture and storage. This selection is fairly representative for technologies that are important in terms of their potential capacity to contribute to a lowcarbon world economy.

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“…This substitution approach is also considered in other works (e.g. Bernesson et al, 2004;JEC, 2007;Lechón et al, 2009;Soimakallio et al, 2009). …”

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Uncertainty Analysis of the Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Renewability of Biofuels

Malça¹,

Freire²

2011

Environmental Impact of Biofuels

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Greenhouse gas balances of transportation biofuels, electricity and heat generation in Finland—Dealing with the uncertainties

Cited by 54 publications

References 13 publications

Renewable Energy in the Context of Sustainable Development

Renewable Energy in the Context of Sustainable Development

Current State of Development of Electricity-Generating Technologies: A Literature Review

Uncertainty Analysis of the Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Renewability of Biofuels

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