New Trends in Biomass for Energy Purposes

Dear Colleagues,

Biomass as an energy source plays a key role in the portfolio of renewable energy sources. Currently, about 60% of energy from renewable sources in EU countries is covered by biomass. The push to fulfill the goals of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, together with efforts of several developed countries to move towards climate neutrality (see e.g. the EU’s strategic goal of attaining climate neutrality by 2050) will further develop the use of renewable energy sources, including biomass, in all their forms. A key aspect of this development is the search for new strategies in the acquisition and use of biomass with an emphasis on both sustainability and economic and energy efficiency. The use of biomass as a sustainable energy source will require addressing several complex issues related to, e.g., sustainable landscape management, environmental risks and benefits of energy crops, economic competitiveness of biomass and biofuels produced from it, land-use efficiency in growing energy crops, technologies for efficient use of waste and residual biomass, etc. Further development of biomass and bioenergy will also require searching for new methods to map biomass potential with regard to ecological, technological, economic and other constraints in relation to the overall strategy of the expected transformation of energy sector towards low-carbon or carbon-free energy.

To share information on new trends in biomass use, this special issue of the international journal Energies (which is an SSCI and SCIE journal, 2019 IF = 2.702) has been proposed, entitled “New trends in biomass use.” This special issue focuses mainly on original research and studies in the above- mentioned areas. The articles that will be selected for this special issue will be subjected to a thorough review procedure with the aim of publishing quality research results and communicating these results to the general professional public.

I would like to invite you to submit an original contribution to this Special Issue. I look forward to the results of your excellent research.

Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Nápek
Dr. Jan Weger
Guest Editors

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