Journal article
Decentralised bioenergy systems: A review of opportunities and threats
Energy Policy, Vol.39(3), pp.1286-1295
2011
Abstract
Decentralised bioenergy systems are receiving increasing attention due to the potential ability to support local development, create local employment, and contribute to climate change mitigation. These issues, along with other bioenergy sustainability issues, are reviewed through eighteen international case studies with the objective of identifying opportunities and threats to decentralised bioenergy systems. The case studies were selected based on feedstock type, bioenergy type, production capacity, synergistic alliances, ownership structure and physical locations. This variation was used to provide a basis for evaluating opportunities and threats from different contexts. Commercial viability remains the primary concern for the sustainability of decentralised bioenergy systems. There are, however, opportunities for compounding benefits through integrating small scale decentralised bioenergy systems with other production systems. Integrated production, including closed loop models, allow waste materials from one process to be used as inputs in other production processes, and thereby increasing economic, social and environmental outcomes. Synergistic opportunities along the bioenergy production chain, which include feedstock production, bioenergy marketing and distribution could also be exploited by communities and other investors to minimise decentralised production risk.
Details
- Title
- Decentralised bioenergy systems: A review of opportunities and threats
- Authors
- Robert Mangoyana (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and EducationTimothy F Smith (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
- Publication details
- Energy Policy, Vol.39(3), pp.1286-1295
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd.
- Date published
- 2011
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.11.057
- ISSN
- 0301-4215
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449435102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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