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Kons, Kalvis, Boško Blagojević, Blas Mola-Yudego, Robert Prinz, Johanna Routa, Biljana Kulisic, Bruno Gagnon, and Dan Bergström. "Industrial End-Users’ Preferred Characteristics for Wood Biomass Feedstocks." Energies 15, no. 10 (May 19, 2022): 3721. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15103721.

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The use of sustainably sourced biomass is an important tool for mitigating the effects of climate change; but biomass is far from being a homogeneous resource. The aim of this study was to examine the decision-making process of industrial end-users considering biomass procurement. An online, two-part survey generated responses from 27 experienced professionals, representing a portfolio of facilities varying in size, technology, and biomass types, across Australia, Canada, Finland, and Sweden. A PAPRIKA conjoint analysis approach was used to analyze the data so that the attributes that influenced procurement decisions could be weighted and ranked. The results provided an insight into end-users’ views on factors including facility location, size, and biomass storage, handling, and procurement for different wood-based industrial services. The most important decision-making attribute appeared to be the type of biomass assortment, at individual, national, and aggregated levels. Of seven sub-categories of biomass assortments, sawdust (35%) was the most preferred type followed by stem wood chips (20%) and energy wood (15%). We concluded that, from the end-user’s perspective, a pre-defined biomass assortment is the most important factor when deciding on feedstock procurement at a bioenergy facility. These results help us better understand end-users’ perceptions of biomass properties in relation to their conversion processes and supply preferences and can inform product development and the securement of new niches in alternative business environments by existing and future biohubs.
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Woo, Heesung, Mauricio Acuna, Martin Moroni, Mohammad Taskhiri, and Paul Turner. "Optimizing the Location of Biomass Energy Facilities by Integrating Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS)." Forests 9, no. 10 (September 20, 2018): 585. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f9100585.

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Internationally forest biomass is considered to be a valuable renewable energy feedstock. However, utilization of forest harvesting residues is challenging because they are highly varied, generally of low quality and usually widely distributed across timber harvesting sites. Factors related to the collection, processing and transport impose constraints on the economic viability of residue utilization operations and impact their supply from dispersed feedstock locations. To optimize decision-making about suitable locations for biomass energy plants intending to use forest residues, it is essential to factor in these supply chain considerations. This study conducted in Tasmania, Australia presents an investigation into the integration of Multi-criteria analysis (MCA) and Geographical Information systems (GIS) to identify optimal locations for prospective biomass power plants. The amount of forest harvesting biomass residues was estimated based on a non-industrial private native resource model in Tasmania (NIPNF). The integration of MCA and a GIS model, including a supply chain cost analysis, allowed the identification and analysis of optimal candidate locations that balanced economic, environmental, and social criteria within the biomass supply. The study results confirm that resource availability, land use and supply chain cost data can be integrated and mapped using GIS to facilitate the determination of different sustainable criteria weightings, and to ultimately generate optimal candidate locations for biomass energy plants. It is anticipated that this paper will make a contribution to current scientific knowledge by presenting innovative approaches for the sustainable utilization of forest harvest residues as a resource for the generation of bioenergy in Tasmania.
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Monteiro, Eliseu, and Sérgio Ferreira. "Biomass Waste for Energy Production." Energies 15, no. 16 (August 17, 2022): 5943. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15165943.

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Environmental problems associated with global energy supply systems and the increasing amount of global solid waste production are triggering a shift towards a greater reliance on biomass waste. Waste-to-energy systems have become important for industries and scientists because of the increasing interest in energy production from waste, due to improved efficiency and cost-effective solutions. The shift to biomass is also essential for industries to use their own waste to produce their own energy, which is in line with circular economy concepts. This Special Issue “Biomass Wastes for Energy Production” of Energies comprises ten (10) papers, including one review article, that represent the latest advances of waste-to-energy technologies and contribute to the rethinking of global energy supply systems. The Guest Editor also highlights other relevant topics that fall beyond the coverage of the published articles.
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Ratho, Bhuvnesh. "Biomass Extraction of Energy Transformation." Journal of Advanced Research in Power Electronics and Power Systems 07, no. 1&2 (May 13, 2020): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.24321/2456.1401.202001.

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The focus of this is to make available clean energy, where there is a need for electricity production or energy infrastructure. An anaerobic digester contains an oxygen free environment that allows microorganisms to break down the organic material to harvest biogas (methane). Once the biogas is formed it can be used for different applications to aid the developing world. There are already millions of biogas plants in operation throughout the world. In Germany and other industrialized countries, power generation is the main purpose of biogas plants; conversion of biogas to electricity has become a standard technology. Biomass can become a reliable and renewable local energy source to replace conventional fossil fuels in local industries and to reduce reliance on overloaded electricity grids. The concept presented is to use manure from farms to produce methane gas using anaerobic digestion.
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Cooper, D., G. Olsen, and J. Bartle. "Capture of agricultural surplus water determines the productivity and scale of new low-rainfall woody crop industries." Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 45, no. 11 (2005): 1369. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ea04152.

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This paper presents a conceptual model for estimating the maximum scale of biomass processing industry that may be supported by woody crops grown in the medium and low rainfall agricultural regions of southern Australia. The model integrates paddock scale economics, water capture by woody crops, conversion of water to woody biomass, and estimation of suitable area. It enables estimates to be made of the maximum scale of implementation of commercial woody crops in various climatic regions, and the maximum amount of woody biomass that could be produced commercially within an economic transport distance of a processing facility. To demonstrate the utility of the model, potential biomass supply is estimated for 2 Western Australian wheatbelt towns, Merredin and Narrogin. These estimates are compared with the feedstock requirements of a range of different processing industries. This paper demonstrates that the rate of converting water to biomass and water capture biomass price are key determinants of the potential scale of biomass crops and processing industries in the southern Australian wheat and wool belts and hence the potential contribution of woody crops to dryland salinity management.
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Vanghele, Nicoleta Alexandra, Andreea Matache, Mariana Mădălina Stanciu, and Dumitru Bogdan Mihalache. "Revaluation of bamboo as biomass." E3S Web of Conferences 286 (2021): 02001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202128602001.

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Bamboo is a grassy plant that grows rapidly, is also a renewable natural resource and with a high yield. There are many applications and uses of bamboo, which led to its planting around the world. Among the industries in which bamboo has by now experienced extensive exploitation, we can remember the textile, construction, furniture ; even food, pharmaceutical or cosmetic industries. Biomass is the plant material that is used as a renewable energy resource. This is achieved others by cultivating plants specially used for energy production or by using resistors from small industrial sectors. The current paper highlights the potential for the recovery of bamboo as biomass, both in terms of the fact that bamboo is a plant that is believed to be an inexhaustible resource, but also for the wide amount of rest from its multiple uses.
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Wu, Hongwei, Qiang Fu, Rick Giles, and John Bartle. "Production of Mallee Biomass in Western Australia: Energy Balance Analysis†." Energy & Fuels 22, no. 1 (January 2008): 190–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ef7002969.

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Edwards, John. "Future Directions for Rural Australia." Children Australia 16, no. 04 (1991): 34–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s103507720001258x.

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The following is an edited interview with Simon Crean, Minister for Primary Industries and Energy, conducted by John Edwards, Executive Director, National Children’s Bureau of Australia on December 5, 1991.
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Van Holsbeeck, Sam, Mark Brown, Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava, and Mohammad Reza Ghaffariyan. "A Review on the Potential of Forest Biomass for Bioenergy in Australia." Energies 13, no. 5 (March 3, 2020): 1147. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13051147.

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The use of forest biomass for bioenergy in Australia represents only 1% of total energy production but is being recognized for having the potential to deliver low-cost and low-emission, renewable energy solutions. This review addresses the potential of forest biomass for bioenergy production in Australia relative to the amount of biomass energy measures available for production, harvest and transport, conversion, distribution and emission. Thirty-Five Australian studies on forest biomass for bioenergy are reviewed and categorized under five hierarchical terms delimiting the level of assessment on the biomass potential. Most of these studies assess the amount of biomass at a production level using measures such as the allometric volume equation and form factor assumptions linked to forest inventory data or applied in-field weighing of samples to predict the theoretical potential of forest biomass across an area or region. However, when estimating the potential of forest biomass for bioenergy production, it is essential to consider the entire supply chain that includes many limitations and reductions on the recovery of the forest biomass from production in the field to distribution to the network. This review reiterated definitions for theoretical, available, technological, economic and environmental biomass potential and identified missing links between them in the Australian literature. There is a need for further research on the forest biomass potential to explore lower cost and lowest net emission solutions as a replacement to fossil resources for energy production in Australia but methods the could provide promising solutions are available and can be applied to address this gap.
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Dhanushkodi, Saravanan, Vincent H. Wilson, and Kumarasamy Sudhakar. "Life Cycle Cost of Solar Biomass Hybrid Dryer Systems for Cashew Drying of Nuts in India." Environmental and Climate Technologies 15, no. 1 (December 1, 2015): 22–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/rtuect-2015-0003.

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Abstract Cashew nut farming in India is mostly carried out in small and marginal holdings. Energy consumption in the small scale cashew nut processing industry is very high and is mainly due to the high energy consumption of the drying process. The drying operation provides a lot of scope for energy saving and substitutions of other renewable energy sources. Renewable energy-based drying systems with loading capacity of 40 kg were proposed for application in small scale cashew nut processing industries. The main objective of this work is to perform economic feasibility of substituting solar, biomass and hybrid dryer in place of conventional steam drying for cashew drying. Four economic indicators were used to assess the feasibility of three renewable based drying technologies. The payback time was 1.58 yr. for solar, 1.32 for biomass and 1.99 for the hybrid drying system, whereas as the cost-benefit estimates were 5.23 for solar, 4.15 for biomass and 3.32 for the hybrid system. It was found that it is of paramount importance to develop solar biomass hybrid dryer for small scale processing industries.
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Sukumaran, Sujith Gue Kevin R. "A decision support system for biorefinery location and logistics." Auburn, Ala, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10415/1699.

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Chan, Jin Hooi. "Evolution of biofuel value chain governance and government policy : the cases of China, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610635.

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Paula, Ana Luiza de Campos Bailey Conner Morse Wayde C. "The willingness of non-industrial private forest landowners to supply wood biomass for a prospective wood-based bioenergy industry a case study from Lee County, Alabama /." Auburn, Ala, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10415/1801.

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Singh, Brajesh Bailey Conner. "Coal and renewable energy history, impacts, and future in Alabama /." Auburn, Ala., 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10415/2041.

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Abdullah, Hanisom binti. "High energy density fuels derived from mallee biomass: fuel properties and implications." Thesis, Curtin University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2259.

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Mallee biomass is considered to be a second-generation renewable feedstock in Australia and will play an important role in bioenergy development in Australia. Its production is of large-scale, low cost, small carbon footprint and high energy efficiency. However, biomass as a direct fuel is widely dispersed, bulky, fibrous and of high moisture content and low energy density. High logistic cost, poor grindability and mismatch of fuel property with coal are some of the key issues that impede biomass utilisation for power generation. Therefore, innovations are in urgent need to improve biomass volumetric energy densification, grindability and good fuel matching if co-fired with coal. Biomass pyrolysis is a flexible and low-cost approach that can be deployed for this purpose. Via pyrolysis, the bulky biomass can be converted to biomass-derived high-energy-density fuels such as biochar and/or bio-oil. So far there has been a lack of fundamental understanding of mallee biomass pyrolysis and properties of the fuel products.The series of study in this PhD thesis aims to investigate the production of such high-energy- density fuels obtained from mallee pyrolysis and to obtain some new knowledge on properties of the resultant fuels and their implications to practical applications. Particularly, the research has been designed and carried out to use pyrolysis as a pretreatment technology for the production of biochar, bio-oil and bioslurry fuels. The main outcomes of this study are summarised as follows.Firstly, biochars were produced from the pyrolysis of centimetre-sized particles of mallee wood at 300-500°C using a fixed-bed reactor under slow-heating conditions. The data show that at pyrolysis temperatures > 320°C, biochar as a fuel has similar fuel H/C and O/C ratios compared to Collie coal which is the only coal being mined in WA. Converting biomass to biochar leads to a substantial increase in fuel mass energy density from ~10 GJ/tonne of green biomass to ~28 GJ/tonne of biochars prepared from pyrolysis at 320°C, in comparison to 26 GJ/tonne for Collie coal. However, there is little improvement in fuel volumetric energy density, which is still around 7-9 GJ/m[superscript]3 in comparison to 17 GJ/m[superscript]3 of Collie coal. Biochars are still bulky and grinding is required for volumetric energy densification. Biochar grindability experiments have shown that the fuel grindability increases drastically even at pyrolysis temperature as low as 300°C. Further increase in pyrolysis temperature to 500°C leads to only small increase in biochar grindability. Under the grinding conditions, a significant size reduction (34-66 % cumulative volumetric size <75 μm) of biochars can be achieved within 4 minutes grinding (in comparison to only 19% for biomass after 15 minutes grinding), leading to a significant increase in volumetric energy density (e.g. from ~8 to ~19 GJ/m[superscript]3 for biochar prepared from pyrolysis at 400°C). Whereas grinding raw biomass typically result in large and fibrous particles, grinding biochar produce short and round particles highly favourable for fuel applications.Secondly, it is found that the pyrolysis of different biomass components produced biochars with distinct characteristics, largely because of the differences in the biological structure of these components. Leaf biochars showed the poorest grindability due to the presence of abundant tough oil glands in leaf. Even for the biochar prepared from the pyrolysis of leaf at 800°C, the oil gland enclosures remained largely intact after grinding. Biochars produced from leaf, bark and wood components also have significant differences in ash properties. Even with low ash content, wood biochars have low Si/K and Ca/K ratios, suggesting these biochars may have a high slagging propensity in comparison to bark and leaf biochars.Thirdly, bio-oil and biochar were also produced from pyrolysis of micron-size wood particle using a fluidised-bed reactor system under fast-heating conditions. The excellent grindability of biochar had enabled desirable particle size reduction of biochar into fine particles which can be suspended into bio-oil for the preparation of bioslurry fuels. The data have demonstrated that bioslurry fuels have desired fuel and rheological characteristics that met the requirements for combustion and gasification applications. Depending on biochar loading, the volumetric energy density of bioslurry is up to 23.2 GJ/m[superscript]3, achieving a significant energy densification (by a factor > 4) in comparison to green wood chips. Bioslurry fuels with high biochar concentrations (11-20 wt%) showed non-Newtonian characteristics with pseudoplastic behaviour. The flow behaviour index, n decreases with the increasing of biochar concentration. Bioslurry with higher biochar concentrations has also demonstrated thixotropic behaviour. The bioslurry fuels also have low viscosity (<453 mPa.s) and are pumpable at both room and elevated temperatures. The concentrations of Ca, K, N and S in bioslurry are below the limits of slurry fuel guidelines.Fourthly, bio-oil is extracted using biodiesel to produce two fractions, a biodiesel-rich fraction (also referred as bio-oil/biodiesel blend) and a bio-oil rich fraction. The results has shown that the compounds (mainly phenolic) extracted from bio-oil into the biodiesel-rich fraction reduces the surface tension of the resulted biodiesel/bio-oil blends that are known as potential liquid transport fuels. The bio-oil rich fraction is mixed with ground biochar to produce a bioslurry fuel. It is found that bioslurry fuels with 10% and 20% biochar loading prepared from the bio-oil rich fraction of biodiesel extraction at a biodiesel to bio-oil blend ratio 0.67 have similar fuel properties (e.g. density, surface tension, volumetric energy density and stability) in comparison to those prepared using the original whole bio-oil. The slurry fuels have exhibited non-Newtonian with pseudoplastic characteristics and good pumpability desirable for fuel handling. The viscoelastic behaviour of the slurry fuels also has shown dominantly fluid-like behaviour in the linear viscoelastic region therefore favourable for atomization in practical applications. This study proposes a new bio-oil utilisation strategy via coproduction of a biodiesel/bio-oil blend and a bioslurry fuel. The biodiesel/bio-oil blend utilises a proportion of bio-oil compounds (relatively high value small volume) as a liquid transportation fuel. The bioslurry fuel is prepared by mixing the rest low-quality bio-oil rich fractions (relatively low value and high volume) with ground biochar, suitable for stationary applications such as combustion and gasification.Overall, the present research has generated valuable data, knowledge and fundamental understanding on advanced fuels from mallee biomass using pyrolysis as a pre-treatment step. The flexibility of pyrolysis process enables conversion of bulky, low fuel quality mallee biomass to biofuels of high volumetric energy density favourable to reduce logistic cost associated with direct use of biomass. The significance structural, fuel and ash properties differences among various mallee biomass components were also revealed. The production of bioslurry fuels as a mixture of bio-oil and biochar is not only to further enhance the transportability/handling of mallee biomass but most importantly the slurry quality highly matched requirements in stationary applications such as combustion and gasification. The co-production of bioslurry with bio-oil/biodiesel extraction was firstly reported in this field. Such a new strategy, which uses high-quality extractable bio-oil compounds into bio-oil/biodiesel blend as a liquid transportation fuel and utilises the low-quality bio-oil rich fraction left after extraction for bioslurry preparation, offers significant benefits for optimised use of bio-oil.
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Mutyaba, Job. "An assessment of the potential for using gasification technologies for thermal applications in Uganda’s small-scale agro-industries." Thesis, KTH, Kraft- och värmeteknologi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-161912.

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Energy is one of the biggest costs of production in industries and Small scale industries in Uganda are faced with a big burden due to the high energy costs they incur in their operations. Due to the high costs associated with electricity and fossil fuels, biomass energy continues to supply the bulk (81%) of industrial energy demands. However unsustainable harvesting of tradition biomass fuels (firewood and charcoal) is leading to depletion and causing a hike in prices of this important energy source. This study determined current thermal loads for 4 small scale industries, the costs of the fuels used, possible agro waste replacement options and economic comparisons of gasification using these fuel alternatives. Questionnaires, interviews and quantitative measurements of the various parameters were undertaken to establish current fuel usage and costs. Economic and emission reductions analysis were conducted using RETScreen energy planning tool. Results of indicated that the current combustion and heat transfer devices are very inefficient leading to intensive energy demands. Proposed gasifier systems of the range of 30 kW to 100kW fuel power, would cost between US$ 6,156.35 and US$20,371.20. It was further established that installing gasifiers and incorporating agro wastes in the fuel mix (60%) would greatly reduce expenditure on fuels with pay back periods ranging from 0.4 – 3 years. Risk analysis further showed that fuel costs and operations and maintenance would attract the highest risk to the net present value of each proposed gasifier installation. From these results, it was recommended that gasification coupled with use of agro wastes provides viable cheap alternative for small scale industrial thermal energy needs
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Dody, Joseph W. "Study of biomass combustion characteristics for the development of a catalytic combustor/gasifier." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43039.

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The research reported here explored, a "new" approach to biomass energy conversion for small-scale process heat-applications. The conversion process uses close-coupled catalytic. combustion to burn combustibles in effluent generated by primary combustion or gasification of biomass fuels. Computer control of primary and secondary air flow rates allow control of the devices output power while maintaining fuel-lean or stoichiometric conditions in the effluent entering the catalytic combustion zone. The intent of the secondary combustion system is to ensure "clean" exhaust (i.e., promote complete combustion). A small-scale combustor/gasifier was built and instrumented. Characteristics of combustion were studied for three biomass fuels so that primary and secondary air flow control strategies could be devised. A bang-bang type controller was devised for primary air flow control. Secondary air as controlled based on feedback signals from an inexpensive automobile exhaust gas oxygen sensor. The control strategies and catalytic combustion were implemented on prototype combustor/gasifier and the device was tested with good results. Power turn down ratios of 4 to 1 and 3 to 1 were achieved. The zitconia-type automobile exhaust gas oxygen sensors adapted well to the combustion environment of biomass fuel, at least for short periods (long term durability tests were not conducted). The secondary air control system was able to maintain fuel-lean flows for the most part and, the secondary combustion system provided reductions of approximately three fourths in carbon monoxide emissions.
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Fewell, Jason Edward. "The Effect of Lender-Imposed Sweeps on an Ethanol Firm's Ability to Invest in New Technology." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2009. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/29634.

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New federal legislation proposes to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with biofuel production. To comply, existing corn ethanol plants will have to invest in new more carbon efficient production technology such as dry fractionation. However, this will be challenging for the industry given the present financial environment of surplus production, recent profit declines, numerous bankruptcies, and lender imposed covenants. This study examines a dry-mill ethanol firm's ability to invest in dry fractionation technology in the face of declining profitability and stringent lender cash flow repayment constraints. Firm level risk aversion also is considered when determining a firm's willingness to invest in dry fractionation technology. A Monte Carlo simulation model is constructed to estimate firm profits, cash flows, and changes in equity following new investment in fractionation to determine an optimal investment strategy. The addition of a lender-imposed sweep, whereby a percentage of free cash flow is used to pay off extra debt in high profit years, reduces the firm's ability to build equity and increases bankruptcy risk under investment. However, the sweep increases long-run equity because total financing costs are reduced with accelerated debt repayment. This thesis shows that while ethanol firm profits are uncertain, the lender's imposition of a sweep combined with increased profit from dry fractionation technology help the firm increase long-run financial resiliency.
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Horst, Diogo José. "Avaliação da produção energética a partir de ligninas contidas em biomassas." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2013. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/1482.

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O objetivo geral deste estudo foi avaliar o potencial de produ;áo energética de ligninas extraídas de subprodutos de diversas culturas agricolas brasileiras, dentre elas: bagaço de cana de açúcar, serragem de madeira, palha de milho, palha de trigo, folhas de capim elefante e casca de arroz. Para isto, foram realizadas caracterizações físico-químicas, dentre elas: análise elementar, análise imediata, determinação do poder calorífico superior, granulometria, e determinação da composição de holocelulose, lignina e extrativos das amostras. A pesquisa foi dividida em três etapas: amostragem e caracterização da matéria prima, processamento dos resultados obtidos e verificação do potencial das biomassas em relação ao rendimento de lignina e suas propriedades. Foi adotado um planejamento experimental fatorial 22 para o tratamento estatístico dos dados obtidos. De acordo com os resultados foi comprovado que, tanto a granulometria dos sólidos na faixa estudada, quanto os métodos de extração Klason e Willstatter não influenciaram no rendimento da extração de lignina, bem como no poder calorífico destas. O rendimento médio de extração de lignina para a serragem de madeira foi ligeiramente superior, como esperado. Adicionalmente, foi verificado que o poder calorífico das ligninas foram significativamente maiores do que das biomassas in natura correspondentes. Por outro lado, foi encontrado que o potencial de energia térmica das ligninas varia principalmente em função dos dados de produção da cultura agrícola e dos coeficientes de disponibilidade dos subprodutos. Dentre as estimativas de potencial de geração de energia térmica das biomassas testadas, destacam-se as ligninas do bagaço de cana e da palha de milho. Estudos ainda se fazem necessários para determinar o potencial das ligninas extraídas no ramo da indústria química através do conhecimento da composição.
The aim of this study was to assess the energetic potential obtained from lignins extracted of several Brazilian biomasses, among them: sugar cane bagasse, sawdust, corn straw, wheat straw, elephant grass leaves and rice husk. To achieve this objective, physicochemical characterization, including: ultimate analysis, proximate analysis, superior calorific value determination, fraction size, and compositional determination of holocellulose, lignin and extractives of samples. The research was divided into three steps: sampling and characterization of the raw material, processing the results and verifying the potential of biomass over the yield of lignin and its properties. It was used a 22 factorial experimental design for the statistical treatment of the obtained data. According to the results, it was confirmed that both the particle size of the solids in the studied range, the extraction methods as Klason and Willstatter no influence on the extraction yield of lignin, as well as the calorific value of these. The average yield of extraction of wood sawdust lignin was slightly higher, as expected. Additionally, it was found that the calorific value of lignin were significantly higher than the corresponding biomass in natura. Moreover, it was found that the potential of thermal energy from the lignins varies mainly depending on the production data and the availability coefficients of crop to byproducts. Among the estimated potential to generate thermal energy from biomasses tested, highlight the lignin from sugar cane bagasse and corn straw. Further studies are needed to determine the potential of the lignins extracted in the field of chemical industry through the knowledge of its composition.
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BOTTRELL, John Robert, and John Bottrell@dsl-riotinto com au. "ACCIDENT DENOMINATORS RELATIVE TO AGE GROUPS IN HEAVY INDUSTRIES OF THE PORT HEDLAND REGION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA." Edith Cowan University. Computing, Health And Science: School Of Exercise, Biomedical & Health Science, 2007. http://adt.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2007.0045.html.

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The aim of this research is to investigate characteristics of accident denominators across age groups in mining and associated process industries in the Port Hedland region of Western Australia. Emphasis has been focussed on comparing young, inexperienced groups with older, more experienced groups. A literature review revealed some key contributors to accidents among younger workers, in particular, those who had only recently entered the workforce. The review also revealed contributors impacting accidents regarding other age groups over a wide range of industry types. From these findings an accident construct model and questionnaire were designed to identify contributing and mitigating denominators which input to accidents occurring across the defined age groups.
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Books on the topic "Biomass energy industries Australia"

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Angrist, Misha, Teresa L. Hayes, and Rebecca L. Friedman. Biomass energy. Cleveland: Freedonia Group, 2001.

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Henderson, Oscar P. Biomass for energy. Hauppauge, N.Y: Nova Science Publishers, 2011.

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Hoffman, Sharon. Australia. Springfield, Va: Available from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 1988.

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A, Vertes Alain, ed. Biomass to biofuels: Strategies for global industries. Hoboken, N.J: Wiley, 2009.

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Sifford, Alex. Directory of Oregon biomass energy facilities. Salem, Or: Oregon Department of Energy, 1987.

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Janet, Christian. Bilan des valorisations énergétiques de biomasse en France: Du projet de développement agricole aux réalisations industrielles. Grenoble: Laboratoire INRA-IREP, 1985.

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Brazil. Ministério das Relações Exteriores. Coordenação de Divulgação. Biofuels in Brazil: Realities and prospects. [Brasília, Brazil]: Ministry of External Relations, 2007.

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Láng, István. A biomassza hasznosításának távlatai: Akadémiai székfoglaló, 1985. december 4. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1986.

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Barbara, Jack Santa. The false promise of biofuels. [San Francisco: International Forum on Globalization, 2007.

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Kaminsky, Jacob. Development of strategies for deployment of biomass resources in the production of biomass power: [final report]. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2004.

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Book chapters on the topic "Biomass energy industries Australia"

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Seyfert, Ulrike, Daniela Thrän, and Jasmin Kalcher. "Biogas Substrates from Municipalities and Industries." In Energy from Organic Materials (Biomass), 101–11. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7813-7_428.

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Venderbosch, R. H., and W. Prins. "Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass for Energy and Chemicals: Technologies at Various Scales." In Sustainable Development in the Process Industries, 109–55. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470586099.ch7.

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Anttila, Perttu, and Hans Verkerk. "Forest Biomass Availability." In Forest Bioeconomy and Climate Change, 91–111. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99206-4_5.

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AbstractThe forest-based bioeconomy relies on using forests as a source of raw material for producing materials and energy, as well as for a variety of other ecosystem services. The uses of forests and wood are many and, to some extent, competing. Can a limited resource simultaneously and sustainably provide raw materials for products, feedstock for energy production, and other ecosystem services? Over one-third of the land area in the EU is covered by forests, but there are large differences between the member states regarding both forest area and growing stock of wood. The harvesting of roundwood has been steadily increasing. In addition to roundwood, other tree parts, as well as residues from forest industries and post-consumer wood, are being used for both materials and energy production. There are non-negligible uncertainties regarding the future availability of forest biomass in the context of climate change, as well as difficulties to concern all the relevant constraints on biomass supply in relation to availability assessments and the difficult-to-predict effects of policies. Despite the above, it can be concluded that there is still potential to increase the utilisation of forest biomass in most of the EU regions, but this might affect the provisioning of other important ecosystem services.
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de Oliveira, Ana Maria, and Enio Nazaré de Oliveira Junior. "Yeast Biomass: A By-Product for Application in the Food, Energy, Plastics, and Pharmaceutical Industries." In Handbook of Waste Biorefinery, 463–84. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06562-0_16.

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Yakeu Djiam, Serge Eric. "Evaluation’s Role in Development Projects: Boosting Energy Efficiency in a Traditional Industry in Chad." In Transformational Change for People and the Planet, 145–57. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78853-7_10.

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AbstractThis chapter illustrates the critical importance of evaluation in development projects. It explores the relevance, processes, and specifics of a project to introduce energy-efficient cook stoves in two traditional industries in Chad. Although Chad benefits from great solar potential given its location and being a Sahelian country, biomass accounted for 94% of the primary energy supply in 2008, and only 2.2% of Chadian households have access to electricity. The beer brewing and meat grilling sectors in particular use enormous quantities of limited and expensive firewood. Locally developed energy-efficient stoves for the two targeted sectors were available, but those technologies had not been commercialized and disseminated into the Chadian market. The project aimed to overcome issues of technology, financing, dissemination, resistance to change, and awareness to introduce and establish use of energy-efficient stoves in micro-scale food processing to achieve environmental and economic benefits, discussing the effectiveness of models introduced and adopted by project beneficiaries with related training. This chapter considers issues related to the project’s financing and sustainability and concludes with lessons provided by the evaluation, including engagement with targeted beneficiaries, awareness of local context, and consideration of size and scale for a demonstration project that can be scaled up in future programs.
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"BIOMASS IN ENERGY AND CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES." In Climate Change Mitigation, 51–52. Apple Academic Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b18711-5.

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"Biomass Production and Conversion." In Efficiency and Sustainability in the Energy and Chemical Industries, 241–56. CRC Press, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780203021958-18.

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Shah, Yatish T. "Modular Approaches in Biomass and Waste Industries." In Modular Systems for Energy and Fuel Recovery and Conversion, 247–311. CRC Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429287497-5.

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Arora, Kalpana, Ashwani Kumar, and Satyawati Sharma. "Energy from Waste." In Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development, 271–96. IGI Global, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1625-7.ch014.

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Considering the confrontation of waste disposal and minimizing Green House Gas (GHG) emission, technologies of Waste To Energy (WTE) production seem appealing. It provides one key solution for two major concerns regarding energy crisis and waste management. Energy from biomass can be seen as a promising alternative for fossil fuels, which are getting scarce and more costly day by day. Since a significant amount of organic waste from agriculture, industries, and community sources is collected annually, it can be convertible to useful energy forms like biohydrogen, biogas, bioalcohols, etc., through various Waste-To-Energy Routes (WTERs) for sustainable development. The adoption of this WTE technology will help the world not only in saving the traditional energy resources, but also in reducing GHG emission, and lowering environmental impact. With all these advantages, WTE industry is expected to experience a noticeable growth in the coming years and make greater contribution in supplying renewable energy. The review presents the technical, economical, and environmental aspects of various WTE techniques and focus on the benefit that this thermochemical conversion is a step forward towards sustainable development.
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Verma, Sunil Kumar, and Prashant Kumar. "Biofuel Policies in India." In Biomass and Bioenergy Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainability, 44–64. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5269-1.ch004.

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Energy is one of the most precious and demanded commodities among various industries and consumers to sustain the current lifestyle. Energy is a crucial element, which unswervingly influences the country's economic development. Numerous methods are adopted to reduce global warming, embracing clean energy from wind, solar, and biomass sources. This chapter speaks about the current situation of energy demand, the innovations in biofuel sources, and the obstacles regarding the commercialization and production of microalgal biofuel.
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Conference papers on the topic "Biomass energy industries Australia"

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Chowdhury, Shaheen H., Amanullah Maung Than Oo, and Md Fakhrul Islam. "Prospective Biomass Hybrid Power Plants with Thermosolar in Australia - A Study." In Power and Energy Systems and Applications. Calgary,AB,Canada: ACTAPRESS, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.2316/p.2012.756-077.

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Chowdhury, Shaheen H., Amanullah Maung Than Oo, and Md Fakhrul Islam. "Prospective Biomass Hybrid Power Plants with Thermosolar in Australia - A Study." In Power and Energy Systems and Applications. Calgary,AB,Canada: ACTAPRESS, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2316/p.2011.756-077.

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Liu, Gang, M. G. Rasul, M. T. O. Amanullah, and M. M. K. Khan. "Feasibility Study of Stand-Alone PV-Wind-Biomass Hybrid Energy System in Australia." In 2011 Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/appeec.2011.5749125.

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Weaver, Bryn M., and Harsha Wickramasinghe. "Dendro: Biomass Power From, By, and For the People of Sri Lanka." In ASME 2006 International Solar Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/isec2006-99068.

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Sri Lanka’s power crisis presents considerable challenges and opportunities as attempts are made to electrify the remaining 30% of non-grid connected areas and generate reliable power in a sustainable manner. Fifty percent of the energy needs in the country are being met with biomass, 70% of these are domestic rural users. Meeting Sri Lanka’s ever-growing electricity demand with fossil fuel imports is siphoning off 30% of export earnings annually. Biomass based electricity generation, commonly referred to as dendro power, has emerged as the most sustainable option in Sri Lanka to meet spiking demand. The Sri Lankan government’s Inter-Ministerial Working Committee (IMWC) on Electricity Generation from Biomass through Dendro Thermal Technology has developed a dendro thermal program whose salient feature is to add 100 MW of dendro capacity to the grid by 2010. Energy plantations of the woody plant, Gliricidia sepium, would extend over 200,000 hectares of land currently considered to be waste cropland. Income opportunities are expected for 100,000 families if the program is successful. Dendro, as a carbon-neutral source, offers a dual-purpose vehicle for rural citizens to be benefited with income and energy. The dendro program aims to supply grid, off-grid, rural industrial and household energy. This national program could result in significant environmental benefits, opportunities for poverty alleviation and support mechanisms for traditional rural industries. This report is a summary of IMWC’s Dendro Thermal Program, focusing on income avenues and economic impacts.
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Volshanskiy, Ilya M., and Michail G. Berengarten. "Use of biomass waste for environmentally friendly technologies for the production of new products." In INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM (ISTS) «IMPROVING ENERGY AND RESOURCE-EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY OF PROCESSES AND DEVICES IN CHEMICAL AND RELATED INDUSTRIES». The Kosygin State University of Russia, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.37816/eeste-2021-2-30-32.

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Some methods of utilization of biomass waste in order to obtain new environmentally friendly products are considered, a method for obtaining formic acid from biogas and subsequent new products based on it is given.
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Floriani, Silvia L., Elaine Virmond, Christine Albrecht Althoff, Regina F. P. M. Moreira, and Humberto J. Jose´. "Potential of Industrial Solid Wastes as an Energy Source and Gaseous Emissions Evaluation in a Pilot Scale Burner." In ASME 2008 2nd International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the Heat Transfer, Fluids Engineering, and 3rd Energy Nanotechnology Conferences. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2008-54355.

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Biomass is currently used as an alternative energy source in some industries. Due to problems with disposal of wastes, using biomass as an energy source is economically and environmentally attractive. In this work seven wastes from textile and food industry were characterized and their gaseous emissions resulting from their combustion in a pilot unit were measured. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the usage of industrial wastes as an energy source taking into account their composition and gaseous emissions when submitted to combustion tests. Gaseous emissions were compared to limits imposed by Brazilian and international current legislations. Volatile organic compounds (VOC) were analyzed by GC-MS and their content values were expressed as total organic carbon (TOC). Four combustion tests were carried out in a cyclone combustor and all TOC emissions were below regulations limits. CO, CO2, NOx, CxHy and SO2 were also measured. Chemical properties showed that the volatile matter values of all biomass were high what indicate that the solids burn rapidly and some biomass presented high levels of sulphur and consequently high levels of emission of SO2 when burned. The lower heating values ranged from 14.22 to 22.93 MJ.kg−1. Moisture content and particulate matter (PM) were measured during the combustion tests and showed effective combustion conditions. Thermogravimetric analysis of the biomasses showed ignition temperatures and maximum burning rate which were compared to other papers data. The usage of these biomasses as an energy source is possible however gas treatment would be required specially if the solid presents high levels of sulphur and chlorine.
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Enweremadu, Christopher, Debendra Baruah, Sadhan Mahapatra, Dipam Patowary, Gunajit Sarma, and Sampriti Kataki. "Addressing Economic and Energy Poverty Through Locally Available Biomass Resources: Investigation of Issues Concerning India and South Africa." In ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2018 Power Conference and the ASME 2018 Nuclear Forum. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2018-7292.

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The cyclic effect of energy poverty and economic poverty has been conclusively evidenced primarily from the experiences of developing World. In the developing countries, struggle to meet the basic energy needs impacts the life of the poorer section in terms of cost of health, education and quality. However, considering the adequate biomass resources and sustainable technologies for conversion of surplus biomass into useful form of energy; integration of the surplus resources with appropriate technology offers opportunities to address both energy and economic poverty. In this study, feasibility of some proven options of bioenergy based energy technologies and enterprises are investigated to understand their prospects to address energy and economic hardship considering a case study from India and analyzed its replicability in South Africa. Resources inventories, avenues of additional income generation and long term impact of selected bioenergy enterprise options (biogas and producer gas and improved stove) are investigated in the context of both the countries. Organic fertilizer (vermicompost), mushroom and community based agro-industries are some of the prospective entrepreneurial activities which can be supported by the bioenergy options. Considering the abundance and characteristics, feasibility of converting surplus biomass resources (crop residue, manure, food waste) into required energy along with revenue earning avenues is indicated by the study. However, there are social and managerial issues which required to be addressed besides provisions for financial incentives to realize the benefits of such integrated systems.
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Bain, Richard L., Kevin C. Craig, and Ralph P. Overend. "Biomass Gasification — Commercialization and Development: The Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Option." In ASME 1997 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/97-gt-291.

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World-wide, biomass is the most used nonfossil fuel and is expanding from its traditional thermal applications to more usage for liquid fuels and electricity. More than 9 gigawatts of biomass electrical generation capacity have been installed in the United States, primarily by forest products industries, since the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) was passed. Combined heat and power (CHP) technologies promise to improve power-to-heat efficiencies to strengthen the economic viability of these electrical generating methods. These technologies, which are now being tested and demonstrated, employ industrial and aeroderivative gas turbines; use a variety of feedstocks including agricultural wastes, residues, and dedicated energy crops; and range in size from 8 MW to 75 MW. Specific demonstrations with the U.S. Department of Energy Biomass Power Program and partners in Vermont and Hawaii are discussed.
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Khanzode, Anand U., and Sachin R. Karale. "Overview of Solar Air Drying Systems in India and His Vision of Future Developments." In ASME 2006 International Solar Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/isec2006-99116.

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Solar Air Drying is one of the oldest method of food preservation. For several thousand years people have been preserving grapes, herbs, Potato’s, corn, milk, fruits, vegetables, spices, meat and fish by drying. Until canning was developed at the end of the 18th century, drying was virtually the only method of food preservation. It is still the most widely used method. Solar Drying is an excellent way to preserve food and solar food dryers are an appropriate food preservation technology for a sustainable world. This technology makes it possible to dehydrate and preserve food professionally without compromising on quality, color, texture, enzymes, vitamins, taste and nutritional values of foods in the process. Food scientists have found that by reducing the moisture content of food to between 10 and 20%, bacteria, yeast, mold and enzymes are all prevented from spoiling it. India is blessed with an abundance of sunlight, water and biomass. Vigorous efforts during the past two decades are now bearing fruit as people in all walks of life are more aware of the benefits of renewable energy, especially solar energy in villages and in urban or semi-urban centers of India. Industries that can benefit from application of solar energy to heat air are Food, Textiles, Dairies, Pharma and Chemical. This paper reviews the present scenario of Solar Air Dryer and strategies for future developments in India.
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Biancardi, F. R., G. Melikian, and C. T. Sgamboti. "Dual Energy Use Systems for Industrial, Commercial, and Building Applications." In ASME 1985 Beijing International Gas Turbine Symposium and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/85-igt-145.

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Integrated dual energy use systems, optimized to provide both electrical (or mechanical) and thermal energy for industrial process heating/cooling or for commercial and residential space conditioning needs, are energy efficient and economic alternatives to conventional single-purpose energy systems. Numerous prime movers, including diesels, gas engines, steam and gas turbines, combined cycles, and other advanced conversion systems, together with an array of different primary energy sources such as gas, oil, coal, biomass and municipal solid waste fuels and thermal storage and control strategies, can result in a complex variety of system configurations. The United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), working with the U.S. Department of Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute, and state and local governments, has developed methodologies and procedures to screen, evaluate, and select optimum dual energy use systems (DEUS) for industrial parks, commercial developments and residential applications or combinations thereof. This paper describes methodologies developed and provides examples of the dual use energy systems defined for use in: (1) single industries, (2) multiple-industry industrial parks, (3) recovery of waste heat from a nuclear fuel processing facility, and (4) burning of solid and municipal waste sources. In addition, specific sites are described which include residential, commercial and industrial developments being implemented in the Eastern and Western sections of the United States.
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Reports on the topic "Biomass energy industries Australia"

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Tomberlin, G., and G. Mosey. Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Biomass Power Generation at the Former Farmland Industries Site in Lawrence, Kansas. A Study Prepared in Partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency for the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative: Siting Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Land and Mine Sites. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), March 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1071958.

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