Sustainability of Energy Crop Cultivation in Central Europe

2009 ◽  
pp. 109-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volkhard Scholz ◽  
Monika Heiermann ◽  
Peter Kaulfuss
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Energy Crop ◽  
Crop Cultivation

Unpacking livelihood challenges and opportunities in energy crop cultivation: perspectives onJatropha curcasprojects in Mali

2013 ◽  
Vol 180 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Favretto ◽  
Lindsay C Stringer ◽  
Andrew J Dougill
Keyword(s):  
Energy Crop ◽  
Crop Cultivation ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

scholarly journals Towards sustainable energy‐crop cultivation: feasibility of biomethane production using a double‐cropping system with various sorghum phenotypes

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 553-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirco Garuti ◽  
Paolo Mantovi ◽  
Mariangela Soldano ◽  
Alessandra Immovilli ◽  
Fabrizio Ruozzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Energy Crop ◽  
Crop Cultivation ◽  
Double Cropping ◽  
Biomethane Production

scholarly journals The MiLA tool: Modeling greenhouse gas emissions and cumulative energy demand of energy crop cultivation in rotation

2017 ◽  
Vol 152 ◽  
pp. 67-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane Peter ◽  
Xenia Specka ◽  
Joachim Aurbacher ◽  
Peter Kornatz ◽  
Christiane Herrmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Energy Crop ◽  
Cumulative Energy ◽  
Cumulative Energy Demand ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Crop Cultivation

scholarly journals Mapping energy crop cultivation and identifying motivational factors among Swedish farmers

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 25-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madelene Ostwald ◽  
Anna Jonsson ◽  
Victoria Wibeck ◽  
Therese Asplund
Keyword(s):  
Motivational Factors ◽  
Energy Crop ◽  
Crop Cultivation

Long-term simulation of effects of energy crop cultivation on nitrogen leaching and surface water quality in Saxony/Germany

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Gebel ◽  
Stefan Halbfass ◽  
Stephan Bürger ◽  
Carsten Lorz
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Nitrogen Leaching ◽  
Energy Crop ◽  
Crop Cultivation

scholarly journals Energy Crops in Regional Biogas Systems: An Integrative Spatial LCA to Assess the Influence of Crop Mix and Location on Cultivation GHG Emissions

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinéad O’Keeffe ◽  
Daniela Thrän
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Energy Crop ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Maize Silage ◽  
Crop Cultivation ◽  
Central Germany ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Biogas Plants ◽  
Mitigate Climate Change

Anaerobic digestion producing biogas is an important decentralized renewable energy technology used to mitigate climate change. It is dependent on local and regional feedstocks, which determine its sustainability. This has led to discussions on how to alter feedstock for biogas plants without compromising their GHG (Greenhouse gas) saving, one particular issue being the use of Maize silage (MS) as the dominant feedstock. To support this discussion, this paper presents an integrated life cycle assessment of energy crop cultivation for 425 biogas catchments in the region of Central Germany (CG). The simulations for the CG region showed that MS as an effective crop to mitigate GHG emissions per kilowatt hour (GHGculti) was context dependent. In some cases, GHGculti reductions were supported due to higher yields, and in other cases, this led to increased GHGculti. We show that the often-proposed strategy of substituting one crop for another needs to be adapted for strategies which take into account the crop mixtures fed into biogas plants and how they perform altogether, under the specific regional and locational conditions. Only in this way can the trade-offs for lower GHGculti be identified and managed.

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