The Hijacking of the Bioeconomy

Energy Sustainability Analysis (ESA) of Energy-Producing Processes: A Case Study on Distributed H2 Production

“…In this regard, flow-fund models [7] consider energy and material resources as flow resources which are transformed into products, by-products and waste and fund resources which are not directly embodied in the output product but provide key services in the production process. The notion of viable technologies is stressed, in the bioeconomic context [8], as the capacity of feasible recipes, similar to living organisms, to operate given a fuel flow, maintaining and reproducing their material structure (fund resources), and yielding surplus energy to society (of the desired quality), which is ultimately used to cover endosomatic and exosomatic human needs at the expense of the entropy of terrestrial energy and material resources (flows resources) [7,8]. Although there are no absolutely efficient technologies from the thermodynamics point of view, understanding the working conditions to maximize the attainable output is essential where sustainability is concerned [9].…”

Preparing for the future: Solar energy and bioeconomy in the United Arab Emirates

“…26 When said biological resources are of marine origin, the "blue bioeconomy" term is also frequently used. 26 When said biological resources are of marine origin, the "blue bioeconomy" term is also frequently used.…”

“…In the bioeconomy, useful energy is obtained from renewable energy sources whereas the valued substances currently mostly obtained from oil are rather derived from biological resources. 26 When said biological resources are of marine origin, the "blue bioeconomy" term is also frequently used.…”

Ouvrages en débat

“…D'une part, la knowledge-based bioeconomy correspond à une définition de la bioéconomie centrée sur l'application des biotechnologies à la biomasse (biotechnologies blanches) et est localisée dans le temps (2003-2009) et l'espace (Union européenne par l'intermédiaire des framework programmes) 15 . D'autre part, assimilant KBBE et bioéconomie 16 , l'auteure néglige les positions plus englobantes et structurantes pour les politiques publiques comme celle de la Commission européenne centrée sur la bioraffinerie et une variété de bases de connaissances. Par ailleurs, R. Birner se contredit en introduisant une illustration (p. 23) montrant que la base de connaissance de la bioéconomie n'est pas uniquement biotechnologique, mais contient d'autres procédés issus de l'industrie de la chimie ou de l'agroalimentaire 17 .…”