Special Issue "Economic, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Renewable Energy from Biomass"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Michele Costantini
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Assistant Guest Editor
Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Milan, Italy
Interests: life cycle assessment, sustainability evaluation, agricultural systems, social LCA

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The interest in the use of biomass for renewable energy production is steadily increasing due to the environmental and energy independence concerns. Sustainability assessment of renewable energy technologies should certainly include analysis of environmental impact. However, to encourage environmentally sustainable bioenergy strategies, the analytic evaluation of the economic and social performance of the different bioenergy solutions is needed.

We invite researchers to contribute with original research articles, as well as review articles, to this Special Issue. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the economic (LCC), environmental (LCA) and social assessment (SLCA) of:

  1. Woody biomass,
  2. Herbaceous biomass,
  3. Agricultural by-products and waste valorisation,
  4. Anaerobic digestion of waste and agricultural feedstocks,
  5. Biogas and biomethane production and utilization,
  6. Renewable energies in agriculture,
  7. Biofuels,
  8. Biorefinery,
  9. Novel biobased products.
  10. Innovative solutions for organic waste valorisation

Dr. Bacenetti Jacopo
Dr. Michele Costantini
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Biomass
  • Renewable Energy
  • Life Cycle Assessment
  • Life Cycle Cost and Social Life Cycle Assessment
  • Circular Economy
  • Sustainability

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Article
Biogas as a Transport Fuel—A System Analysis of Value Chain Development in a Swedish Context
Sustainability 2021, 13(8), 4560; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084560 - 20 Apr 2021
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Abstract
Biofuels policy instruments are important in the development and diffusion of biogas as a transport fuel in Sweden. Their effectiveness with links to geodemographic conditions has not been analysed systematically in studying biogas development in a less urbanised regions, with high potential and [...] Read more.
Biofuels policy instruments are important in the development and diffusion of biogas as a transport fuel in Sweden. Their effectiveness with links to geodemographic conditions has not been analysed systematically in studying biogas development in a less urbanised regions, with high potential and primitive gas infrastructure. One such region identified is Gävleborg in Sweden. By using value chain statistics, interviews with related actors, and studying biofuels policy instruments and implications for biogas development, it is found that the policy measures have not been as effective in the region as in the rest of Sweden due to different geodemographic characteristics of the region, which has resulted in impeded biogas development. In addition to factors found in previous studies, the less-developed biogas value chain in this region can be attributed particularly to undefined rules of the game, which is lack of consensus on trade-off of resources and services, unnecessary competition among several fuel alternatives, as well as the ambiguity of municipalities’ prioritization, and regional cultural differences. To strengthen the regional biogas sector, system actors need a strategy to eliminate blocking effects of identified local factors, and national policy instruments should provide mechanisms to process geographical conditions in regulatory, economic support, and market formation. Full article
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