This series includes a wide range of inter-disciplinary approaches to bioenergy, integrating perspectives from both social and natural sciences. It draws on biology, agronomy, ecology, environment and sustainability science and policy, engineering, economics and other social sciences, and includes textbooks, research monographs and titles aimed at professionals, NGOs and policy-makers. Authors or editors of potential new titles should contact Hannah Ferguson, Editor ([email protected]).
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By Ajay K. Dalai, Vaibhav V. Goud, Sonil Nanda, Venu Babu Borugadda
September 25, 2023
This book enables readers to understand the theoretical aspects, key steps and scientific techniques with a detailed mechanism to produce biofuels from algae. Each chapter provides the latest developments and recent advancements starting from algal cultivation techniques to the production of ...
By Michael B. Jones
August 02, 2019
Miscanthus has been enthusiastically promoted as a second generation biomass crop, and this book provides a comprehensive review of this knowledge. Miscanthus, also known as elephant grass, is a high yielding grass crop that grows over three metres tall, resembles bamboo and produces a crop every ...
By Alex Baumber
January 28, 2019
The growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject to much recent criticism, as taking away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book challenges some commonly-held ideas about biofuels, bioenergy and energy cropping, particularly that energy crops pose an...
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By Luis A. B. Cortez, Manoel Regis L. V. Leal, Luiz A. Horta Nogueira
September 18, 2018
In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion of the growing of crops for use in bioenergy production rather than for food. This has been particularly the case for sugarcane in Latin America and Africa. This book examines the further potential in the context of the food versus fuel debate, and ...
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By Nicholas Korres, Padraig O'Kiely, John A.H. Benzie, Jonathan S. West
August 14, 2018
Interest in anaerobic digestion (AD), the process of energy production through the production of biogas, has increased rapidly in recent years. Agricultural and other organic waste are important substrates that can be treated by AD. This book is one of the first to provide a broad ...
By Joy Clancy
May 31, 2017
Biofuels and Rural Poverty makes an original contribution to the current controversial global debate on biofuels, in particular the consequences that large-scale production of transport fuel substitutes can have on rural areas, principally in developing countries but also in some poor rural areas ...
By Nazia Mintz-Habib
January 22, 2016
The last decade has witnessed major crises in both food and energy security across the world. One response to the challenges of climate change and energy supply has been the development of crops to be used for biofuels. But, as this book shows, this can divert agricultural land from food production...
By N. El Bassam
November 24, 2015
Biomass currently accounts for about fifteen per cent of global primary energy consumption and is playing an increasingly important role in the face of climate change, energy and food security concerns. Handbook of Bioenergy Crops is a unique reference and guide, with extensive coverage of ...
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By Frank Rosillo-Calle, Peter de Groot, Sarah L. Hemstock, Jeremy Woods
June 15, 2015
The increasing importance of biomass as a renewable energy source has led to an acute need for reliable and detailed information on its assessment, consumption and supply. Responding to this need, and overcoming the lack of standardised measurement and accounting procedures, this best-selling ...
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By Michael Jones, Mary Walsh
September 01, 2000
Miscanthus is a promising non-food crop yielding high quality lignocellulosic material which can be used in a number of ways, including energy and fibre production, thatching, and industrial use. This book encompasses the results and recommendations arising from extensive trials and experiments ...