Production of Biogas and Biomethane as Renewable Energy Sources: A Review

Applied Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(18), С. 10219 - 10219

Опубликована: Сен. 12, 2023

An economy based on renewable energy sources is the hallmark of responsible companies. Climate policy and crisis commitments have led to a search for alternative ways produce energy. Bioenergy considered most consistent source due its economic environmental benefits. Biogas biomethane are promising forms derived from widely available evergreen raw materials. Agricultural, animal, industrial food wastes excellent substrates used clean sustainable in circular context. Their conversion into biogas through anaerobic digestion (AD) process an efficient solution treatment waste different origins. The production use favor important advantages, such as reduction greenhouse gas emissions compared with those deriving conventional fossil fuels. This review would like highlight modern trends approaches evaluate processes strategies control production. In particular, livestock reuse by-product fertilizer, well potential development prospects improvement optimization sources, discussed.

Язык: Английский

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Biomethane as an energy resource for achieving sustainable production: Economic assessments and policy implications

Sustainable Production and Consumption, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 35, С. 13 - 27

Опубликована: Окт. 19, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Dimensions of digital transformation in the context of modern agriculture

Sustainable Production and Consumption, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 34, С. 613 - 637

Опубликована: Окт. 5, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Monitoring the bioeconomy: Value chains under the framework of life cycle assessment indicators

Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 7, С. 100072 - 100072

Опубликована: Янв. 26, 2024

The transition towards a more environmentally friendly economy can be facilitated through the bioeconomy, which relies on use of biological resources, processes and methods to provide goods services. However, bio-based value chains are not inherently sustainable require careful monitoring assessment their impacts across all dimensions sustainability (environmental, economic social). Quantifying understanding these robust frameworks methodological approaches that currently lacking, could considered gap in achieving bioeconomy. In this context, objective research report is fill by identifying selecting most appropriate environmental, social indicators within Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology ensure comprehensive environmental socio-economic constraints an effective analysis at stages life cycle, from raw material extraction end-of-life management. A total 17, 26 101 were identified for pillars, respectively. addition, existing gaps highlighted, future framework was outlined refine enrich available underlying methodology. provided constitute building block effectively exploring assessing wide range stakeholders (e.g., policy makers, entrepreneurs, certification bodies) facilitate informed decision-making, pave way balanced growth, improve welfare protection, overall promote resilient chains.

Язык: Английский

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Building the bioeconomy: A targeted assessment approach to identifying biobased technologies, challenges and opportunities

Engineering Biology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8(1), С. 1 - 15

Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2024

The authors explore opportunities, challenges, and strategies to translate responsibly scale innovative biobased technologies build more sustainable bioeconomies. pandemic other recent disruptions increased exposure issues of resilience regional imbalance, highlighting a need for production consumption regimes centred on local resources dispersed production. review potential technology identify promising feasible options the United Kingdom. Initial landscape bibliometric analysis identified 50 existing emerging technologies, which were assessed their ability fulfil requirements related production, national applicability, economic-, societal-, environmental-benefits, leading identification 18 technologies. Further focus-group discussion with industrial, governmental, academic, agricultural, social stakeholders, three clusters targeted assessment, drawing cellulose-, lignin-, seaweed feedstocks. Case studies developed each cluster, addressing conversations around management, use biomass feedstocks, associated environmental-, social-, economic challenges. Cases are presented insights implications policy. approach is put forward as scalable assessment method that can be useful in prompting, informing, advancing deliberation opportunities challenges transformations.

Язык: Английский

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The Nexus Between Innovation, Value Chains, and Social Sustainability in the Context of a Bioeconomy Upgrading

Business Strategy & Development, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 8(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2025

ABSTRACT The transition to a bio‐based economy promises path toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions while creating new business opportunities. However, sustainable implies shifting from high‐volume, low‐value biomass technologies advanced biotechnologies that minimize requirements and negative environmental impacts maximizing economic value‐added. This accelerated innovation process, which we define as bioeconomy upgrading, will likely reshape value chain structures affect benefits distribution. Yet, previous studies have ignored the relationship between chains technological change in bioeconomy. Using qualitative approach based on mapping, develop an overarching conceptual framework six representative models of study nexus innovation, chains, social sustainability is illustrated with up‐to‐date examples validated through expert survey. We find upgrading associated shorter more vertically coordinated leading role by big firms, higher levels research cooperation among firms. Finally, argue these changes organizational coming may expose most vulnerable actors risks thus propose some lines thought regarding potential distributional effects.

Язык: Английский

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Bioeconomy national strategies in the G20 and OECD countries: Sharing experiences and comparing existing policies

EFB Bioeconomy Journal, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 3, С. 100053 - 100053

Опубликована: Апрель 20, 2023

This manuscript addresses the existing governance tools and monitoring systems for implementing a sustainable regenerative Bioeconomy in OECD member states G20.It takes inspiration from outcomes of an international workshop entitled "Bioeconomy G20 countries: sharing comparing national strategies policies co-designing more effective bioeconomy mechanisms " co-organized by Italian Presidency environment 2021, National Coordination Board Committee Biosafety, Biotechnology Life Sciences Council Ministers Working Party on Bio-, Nano-and Converging Technologies.The aimed to share virtuous experiences, identify challenges co-design robust comprehensive systems.The outlines current situation regarding monitoring, so as relevant issues areas further research policy action.

Язык: Английский

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A decision support procedure for the bioeconomy transition: A Colombian case study

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 352, С. 120042 - 120042

Опубликована: Янв. 9, 2024

An increasing number of countries and regions consider the bioeconomy transition a strategic policy priority. When approached through lens circular economy perspective, investments in have potential to enhance resource utilisation efficiency, preserve biodiversity ecosystems, foster sustainable development with low emissions. At same time, if requirements contextual factors strategies are not formally analysed, bioeconomic might lead unintended negative consequences. This paper proposes decision support procedure design, assess, prioritise, monitor policies. The flexibility scalability our is tested Colombia regional local initiatives that capital assets stakeholders' views. heterogeneous character Colombian environment, economy, society culture represents an ideal condition test strength promote middle-income countries. Our empirical results highlight benefit adopting formal assessment framework includes national indicators, features In terms ambitions, we need for expanding knowledge hubs participatory stakeholder networks buttressing appropriate financial mechanisms.

Язык: Английский

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Bioeconomy in countries of the Mekong region: Stakeholder understanding and perceptions in Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos

Forest Policy and Economics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 162, С. 103190 - 103190

Опубликована: Март 13, 2024

This study aimed to analyse, evaluate, and compare the status of bioeconomy concept in Mekong region three countries, namely Thailand, Vietnam, Laos. The research questions focused on perception by governments industries, barriers its development, prerequisites for development region, also explored whether it is reflected related existing official strategic documents. used a combined methodology that included qualitative document analysis an online questionnaire distributed public private sector representatives all analysed through Advocacy Coalition Framework theory lenses. results showed while acknowledged many institutions South-East Asian countries closely connected sustainable circular economy, there lack clear vision, resulting absence dedicated strategies these countries. indicated new emerging which was perceived as most important barrier development. Unfortunately, limited expert knowledge bioeconomy, insufficient support from state-level, followed low technological highlighted irreplaceable role forest-based concept. authors suggest further economic valuation promote adoption, well greater involvement key policymakers individual specifically Thailand or comparison with selected European suggests several possible assumptions studied based their different levels industrialization.

Язык: Английский

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A review of microalgae biofilm as an eco-friendly approach to bioplastics, promoting environmental sustainability

Environmental Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 236, С. 116833 - 116833

Опубликована: Авг. 4, 2023

Язык: Английский

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