Land-Use Changes Induced by Increased Use of Renewable Energy Sources

2003 ◽  
pp. 187-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Nonhebel
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Energy Sources

THE BIOENERGY POTENTIAL OF UKRAINIAN’S POLISSIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Taras Mykytyn
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Intensive Use ◽  
The World

The 20st century was the beginning of an intensive use of renewable energy sources, including bioenergy. The rational using of natural resources in the world has been investigated.The long period comparison of the variables acreage in Ukraine and Polissia Region has been done. The analysis of land use in Rivne region has been ordered. The agricultural lands are involved for growing crops, particularly in Polisskiy. The characteristic of natural conditions of Polissia Region of Ukraine has been done.The wetlands low capacity of land not used in Polissia region and gradually become forests. A growing energy willow on Polissia Region has been ordered. For willow natural conditions are most favorable in this region. The characteristic of energy willow biomass has been investigated. The technology of growing of energy willow has been done. The experimental plantations of willow give a high yield of biomass. The efficiency calculation of growing energy willow has been done. The model of growing energy willow has been done.

scholarly journals An analysis of renewable energy consumption efficiency in terms of greenhouse gas production in selected European countries

BioResources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 7714-7729
Author(s):  
Ladislav Rozenský ◽  
Miroslav Hájek ◽  
Zdeněk Vrba ◽  
Richard Pokorný ◽  
Justin Michael Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Renewable Energy Consumption ◽  
Forestry Production

The consumption of renewable energy sources results in the minimal production of greenhouse gases. However, the issue of environmentally efficient use of renewable energy sources remains a key concern. The primary aim of this article was to assess whether the energy production from renewable energy sources was environmentally efficient in four selected European countries: Germany, Austria, Poland, and the Czech Republic. In order to achieve the primary research goal, a regression analysis method was used for several variables. The results of the analysis suggested that with an increase in the consumption rate of renewable energy sources and biofuels equivalent to one thousand tons of oil, the volume of emissions from all sectors would increase by 0.0048 thousand tons (4.8 tons) on average. The system of emission allowances was rather environmentally inefficient at the lower allowance levels; in the monitored period of 2007 to 2016, the dependence of greenhouse gas production on the consumption of fossil fuels did not statistically manifest itself. Based on the analysis, the land use, land-use change, and forestry production activities do not contribute to increasing total greenhouse gas emissions.

scholarly journals Examination of first generation biofuel production in some selected biofuel producing countries in Europe: A case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (No. 10) ◽  
pp. 469-476
Author(s):  
Katalin Takács-György ◽  
Anett Lászlók ◽  
István Takács
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Logistic Function ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
The Eu

The EU is committed to increasing the use of renewable energy sources. In the sector of transportation, the share of renewable energy is to reach 10% by 2020 and 14% by 2030, respectively, in the EU. According to the latest forecasts, the production of the first-generation biofuels made from food raw materials is showing a declining tendency in the main European producing countries. Therefore, the objective of our research is to forecast the production of some selected biofuel producing countries within the EU as well as the traditional biofuel production in Hungary. The question of land use changes due to the new regulations is crucial. Our examinations were carried out by using Verhulst’s logistic function based on the biofuel production data of EUROSTAT. The function has already reached the saturation level in Germany, France and Sweden but in the case of other examined countries, biofuel production is also in the phase of slowing growth. Furthermore, findings are also justified by the 2015 regulation that restricts the share of producing first-generation biofuels in the final energy consumption to 7% and promotes the production of advanced biofuels, thereby decreasing the indirect change in land use and increasing sustainable crop production.

scholarly journals Multi-criteria of PV solar site selection problem using GIS-intuitionistic fuzzy based approach in Erzurum province/Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seda Türk ◽  
Ahmet Koç ◽  
Gökhan Şahin
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Solar Power Plant ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy

AbstractRenewable energy sources have been placed as the key to facilitating to provide source of electricity generation. Solar power is one of the most preferable one among renewable energy sources due to the easy to generate in suitable environment. However, there are concerns with the location of solar power plants installation which causes low efficiency and ineffective use. Hence, determining the location for the usage of solar power sources is critical to mitigating those concerns. In addition, Turkey has been focused on investments on sustainable renewable energy sources and there are few studies which work on cities to reveal potential sources. In this study, GIS and intuitionistic fuzzy set based multi-criteria decision-making method is proposed for determining the most suitable areas for solar energy power plant potential site selection in Erzurum province, Turkey. Firstly, a solar energy power plant potential site selection map is made using a GIS program along with considering ecological risks and ecological criteria. Secondly, 20 districts of Erzurum are investigated in terms of 10 criteria (slope, aspect, solar irradiation, land use, wind speed, air temperature, air pressure, air humidity, land surface temperature and transmission line) using intuitionistic fuzzy sets. In these parameters the first time we looked the land use surface. The land use surface is affected the efficiency of the solar power plant. Finally, the comparisons of two methods are done to check consistency of results obtained. The results indicate that both approaches achieve same areas as the most suitable locations for solar power plants installations for Erzurum province in Turkey. The aim of this work is first to investigate possible locations for solar power plant installation using a mapping method, GIS, and then, Intuitionistic Fuzzy is applied to the problem to obtain optimum areas for solar energy. Also, more accurate results are provided comparing results of two methods, GIS and Intuitionistic Fuzzy. The results expose that 25,065.3 km2 for solar power plant suitable for solar power plan installation.

scholarly journals Correction to: Effects of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act and environmental, social and economic factors on biogas plant adoption and agricultural land use change

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueqing Yang ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Daniela Thrän ◽  
Alberto Bezama ◽  
Mei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Biogas Plant ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Agricultural Land Use ◽  
Economic Factors

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Renewable Energy Sources

IEE Review ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Kenneth Spring
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources

Power Projects and Covid-19: A Practical Analysis of the Relevance of Force Majeure Clauses under the Standardised Power Purchase and Implementation Agreements of Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-193
Author(s):  
Aisha Naiga ◽  
Loyola Rwabose Karobwa
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
The State ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Force Majeure ◽  
Practical Analysis ◽  
Energy Justice

Over 90% of Uganda's power is generated from renewable sources. Standardised Implementation Agreements and Power Purchase Agreements create a long-term relationship between Generating Companies and the state-owned off-taker guaranteed by Government. The COVID-19 pandemic and measures to curb the spread of the virus have triggered the scrutiny and application of force majeure (FM) clauses in these agreements. This article reviews the FM clauses and considers their relevance. The authors submit that FM clauses are a useful commercial tool for achieving energy justice by ensuring the continuity of the project, despite the dire effects of the pandemic. Proposals are made for practical considerations for a post-COVID-19 future which provides the continued pursuit of policy goals of promoting renewable energy sources and increasing access to clean energy, thus accelerating just energy transitions.

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