Life cycle assessment of bioenergy production from orchards woody residues in Northern Italy

Oysters represent an important portion of the world’s total aquaculture production. In recent years, in Italy, oyster farming has progressively increased its role in the economic growth of the aquaculture sector and still has great potential for growth. As in any other production, oyster farming generates environmental impacts over an oyster’s life cycle, due to material, energy, fuel, and water use. The aim of this work was to carry out a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) of 1 kg of fresh oysters of commercial size produced in the Po delta area, northern Italy. Two scenarios were considered. The current scenario provides for oyster seed purchasing from France and transport to Italy, whereas the alternative scenario includes in situ seed production in order to realize a complete local and traceable supply chain. Eco-indicator® 99-H and ReCiPe® midpoint (H) v.1.12 were used to perform the impact assessments. The overall impacts of the two scenarios were very similar and indicated that the main hotspots were the fattening and prefattening phases of farming, which were common in both scenarios. Focusing the analysis on the first stages, transport from France had a greater impact than did local seed production, emphasizing the importance of a short supply chain in aquaculture production.

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Green marketing tools for fruit growers associated groups: application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for strawberries and berry fruits ecobranding in northern Italy

Journal of Cleaner Production ◽

10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.087 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 104 ◽

pp. 59-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Cristiana Peano ◽

Claudio Baudino ◽

Nadia Tecco ◽

Vincenzo Girgenti

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle Assessment ◽

Life Cycle ◽

Northern Italy ◽

Green Marketing ◽

Berry Fruits

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Life cycle assessment of bioenergy production from macroalgae : A review

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/924/1/012070 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 924 (1) ◽

pp. 012070

Author(s):

M B Pangestuti ◽

S Suhartini ◽

N Hidayat

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle Assessment ◽

Life Cycle ◽

Raw Material ◽

Future Research ◽

Bioenergy Production ◽

Online Databases ◽

Marine Biomass ◽

Renewable Raw Material ◽

Online Library ◽

Meta Analyses

Abstract The sustainability integration to achieve circular economy pressures the development of renewable raw material and bioenergy sources, including marine biomass such as macroalgae. The consideration of sustainable conversion technology for bioenergy from macroalgae is critically highlighted. Various studies have been emphasized that life cycle assessment (LCA) can be applied to assess the efficacy and environmental aspects of bioenergy production from cradle-to-grave. This systematic review attempts to critically evaluate the development of LCA studies on macroalgae valorisation for bioenergy. Several online databases (i.e., Science Direct, Wiley Online Library, Springer, DOAJ, and MDPI) were used to collect the relevant articles. Then, PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) method has been selected to screen the most recent research articles (from January 2011 to June 2021) published in peer-reviewed international journals. The studies presented the development, opportunities, challenges, and future research for the commercialization of macroalgae as a sustainable feedstock for bioenergy.

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