Advances in Bioenergy: The Sustainability Challenge

The increasing deployment of bioenergy frequently raises issues regarding the use of land and raw materials, infrastructure and logistics. In light of these sometimes conflicting interests Advances in Bioenergy provides an objective and wide–ranging overview of the technology, economics and policy of bioenergy.  Offering an authoritative multidisciplinary summary of the opportunities and challenges associated with bioenergy utilization, with international researchers give up–to–date and detailed information on key issues for biomass production and conversion to energy. Key features:  Discusses different bioenergy uses such as transportation fuels, electricity and heat production.  Assesses emerging fields such as bio–based chemicals and bio–refineries.  Debates conditions for the mobilization of sustainable bioenergy supply chains and outlines governance systems to support this mobilization. Dedicated chapters to sustainability governance and emerging tools such as certification systems and standards supporting growth of a sustainable bioenergy industry. Considers the political, environmental, social and cultural context related to the demand for energy resources, the impact of this demand on the world around us, and the choices and behaviours of consumers. This book will be a vital reference to engineers, researchers and students that need an accessible overview of the bioenergy area. It will also be of high value for politicians, policymakers and industry leaders that need to stay up to date with the state–of–the–art science and technology in this area.