Bioenergy revisited: Key factors in global potentials of bioenergy

被引:177
作者
Dornburg, Veronika [1 ]
van Vuuren, Detlef [4 ]
van de Ven, Gerrie [2 ]
Langeveld, Hans [2 ]
Meeusen, Marieke [3 ]
Banse, Martin [3 ]
van Oorschot, Mark [4 ]
Ros, Jan [4 ]
van den Born, Gert Jan [4 ]
Aiking, Harry [5 ]
Londo, Marc [6 ]
Mozaffarian, Hamid [6 ]
Verweij, Pita [1 ]
Lysen, Erik [7 ]
Faaij, Andre [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Utrecht, Copernicus Inst, NL-3584 CS Utrecht, Netherlands
[2] Wageningen Univ, Dept Plant Sci, NL-6700 AK Wageningen, Netherlands
[3] Wageningen Univ, Agr Econ Res Inst LEI, NL-2502 LS The Hague, Netherlands
[4] Netherlands Environm Assessment Agcy, NL-3720 AH Bilthoven, Netherlands
[5] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Inst Environm Studies, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
[6] Energy Res Ctr Netherlands, NL-1755 ZG Petten, Netherlands
[7] Univ Utrecht, Utrecht Ctr Energy Res, NL-3584 CS Utrecht, Netherlands
关键词
BIOMASS ENERGY; LAND; EXPLORATION; BIOFUELS; HABITAT; WILLOW; DIET;
D O I
10.1039/b922422j
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The growing use of bioenergy goes hand in hand with a heated public debate, in which conflicting claims are made regarding the amount of biomass that can be sustainably used for this purpose. This article assesses the current knowledge on biomass resource potentials and interrelated factors such as water availability, biodiversity, food demand, energy demand and agricultural commodity markets. A sensitivity analysis of the available information narrows the range of biomass potentials from 0-1500 EJ/yr to approximately 200-500 EJ/yr in 2050. In determining the latter range, water limitations, biodiversity protection and food demand are taken into consideration. Key factors are agricultural efficiency and crop choice. In principle, global biomass potentials could meet up to one third of the projected global energy demand in 2050.
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页码:258 / 267
页数:10
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