Second Generation Biofuels and Biomass
Essential Guide for Investors, Scientists and Decision Makers
(Sprache: Englisch)
This essential guide to investing in bioenergy commodities details second generation biofuels from a scientific, technical and economic perspective, and discusses their global environmental, political and financial impact.
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This essential guide to investing in bioenergy commodities details second generation biofuels from a scientific, technical and economic perspective, and discusses their global environmental, political and financial impact.
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This guide to investing in the bioenergy market covers the topic from both a scientific, economic and political perspective. It describes the increasing number of second generation biodiesel projects which are now emerging in anticipation of growing sustainability concerns by governments, and in response to market demands for improved process efficiencies and greater feedstock production yields. The book also closely examines the science and technology involved in second generation biofuels and gives concrete examples, such as in the aviation industry. The result is an essential guide for scientists, investors, politicians and decision-makers in the energy sector.
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THE COMMODITY CASE - INTRODUCTIONCommodity Cycles - Past and Present The Most Precious Commodity: EnergyCheap and Expensive Federal ReserveTransformation to a Low-Carbon Society Commodity CostsThe 'Per Capita' Factor Demographics: India and China Oil, and First- and Second-Generation Biofuels Nuclear Energy Eleven Megaforces Resource Wars Geopolitical Shift in Oil Production Oil Companies, Production, and Transportation FIRST- AND SECOND-GENERATION BIOFUELS Second-Generation RequirementsApplications First-Generation Feedstock: What Speaks against Biofuels of the First Generation? Second-Generation Feedstock Biomass Bioethanol and Biodiesel Production Biodiesel Refining Benefits of Biodiesel The Big Biofuel Inventors BIOFUELS FEEDSTOCK: JATROPHA CURCAS Characteristics Jatropha Products Advantages and Risks of Jatropha Negative Aspects and Risks Water UseInvasiveness Opinion of the UN FAO Opinion of the World BankCode of Conduct Summary of Jatropha Where Does Jatropha Grow?Genetic Improvement of J. Curcas OTHER BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCKS Pongamia pinatta AlgaePalm Oil CamelinaCrambeCheers!PennycressMoringa CastorHalophytes Sugarcane Miscanthus Grass to Ethanol: Napier Grass CROPPING METHODS Intercropping and Double Cropping Reliance Life SciencesNestléSOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING Principles Practice: Jatropha curcasBreaking the Cycle of Poverty Food First A Wider Context Guatemala Corporate Governance SUSTAINABILITY BIOMASS What Is Biomass? Five Basic Categories Benefits of Biomass Feedstock of Biomass Biomass Potential in Brazil Sustainability of Agripellets Agripellets versus Coal and LigniteEnergy Density: Gigajoules per Tonne Why Is Biomass in High Demand?EU Environmental Regulations: Poland The Challenges CARBON CREDITS Carbon is the Enemy Jatropha Kerosene: A Monster Market Emerges Carbon Reductions Global Warming Around UsExtreme Weather Patterns BIOFUELS IN EUROPE - EU POLICIES EU Policy in 2008 Heated Debates National Policies EU Rift in Biofuel Policy Indirect
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Land-Use Change Where Do We Stand Now? BIOFUELS IN THE UNITED STATES Biomass Demand in the United StatesSecond-Generation Biofuels for the United StatesA Growing Shortage of Domestic Oil Production Fuel Use at the USDA Partnership with the FAA BIOFUELS IN CHINAClean Energy - Go to China China is Going Green China's 12th 5-Year Plan Inclusive Growth The Beneficiaries China's Energy Consumption Staggering Car Sales Numbers China's Diesel Pricing Mechanism China - United States Biofuel Pact China's Biofuels Expansion BIOFUELS IN BRAZIL Introduction: Biofuel Industry LeaderComparison with the United StatesWhat is Driving the Urgency in Renewable Jet Fuel? Biofuels from Sugarcane Sugar Production Ethanol Production and Flex-Fuel Cars Bagasse, Bioelectricity, and BiofuelsFlex-Fuel = Biofuel Fuel ConsumptionGreenhouse Gas Reductions Energy BalanceSugarcane for BiofuelsSugarcane Straw: A Growth OpportunityBioplasticsBiofuels and Public Health Cautionary Notes The Bottom Line BIOFUELS AND BIOMASS IN AFRICADependency on Fossil Fuels Africa's PotentialThree African ExamplesGENERAL AVIATION AND BIOFUELS Important Aviation Facts Carbon Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Biofuels - Providing Diversified Supply Lifecycle of Carbon Dioxide Green Aviation Why Use Biokerosene? Global Emissions of Carbon Dioxide Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group AVIATION AND CARBON CREDITSGreenhouse GasesEU Emission Trading Scheme Cap and Trade Carbon in Chains Biokerosene Targets BIOKEROSENE Airline Industry Lifts Biofuel Development Safety Ready for Take-Off - A Monster Market in the Making: Aviation Biofuels Refining Benefits Jet Fuel Standards Certification of Biofuels ASTM Intensive Testing FERMENTING FUELS New Generation What are Hydrocarbons?What are Enzymes? What are 'Drop-In Fuels'? Converting Feedstock into Fuels Cellulosic Ethanol Biokerosene AIRLINE TEST RESULTS WITH BIOFUELS Air New Zealand Qatar Airways Japan Airlines Test Flight - Biofuels Tested: Jatropha, Camelina, and Algae KLM - Biofuel Tested: Camelina Continental Airlines TAM British Airways The Milestone: Lufthansa's Daily Flights Cathay Pacific Air China Alaska Airlines Aeromexico: First Transatlantic Biofuel FlightINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES The Opportunity of a Lifetime Eight Ways to Invest in Biofuels and Biomass Investments Check-Up JATROPHA PROJECTS, RESEARCH, AND JOINT VENTURESWaterland KUOSOL: Repsol and KUOSG Biofuels and Bunge Shell and Brazil's Cosan JOilOthers THE FUTUREConclusionsFrom Nuclear to Renewable Energies The Future of Waste Future of Jatropha Feedstock Future of Sugarcane Low-Carbon Economy Zero-Waste EconomyOur World in 2030GLOSSARY INDEX
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Autoren-Porträt von Roland A. Jansen
Roland A. Jansen, from The Netherlands, holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland.Mr. Jansen is CEO of Biomass Partners Ltd. The company supplies European power plants with second generation biofuels and biomasssuch as wood pellets, wood chips and palm kernel shells from West Africa and the USA.He is the author of 'Profits from Natural Resources', John Wiley & Sons, New York, (1998) where he forecasted correctly the start of a new supercycle upwards. He appears regularly on Bloomberg Television to give his views on commodity and renewable energy trends. He is also a regular guest speaker at conferences around the world.Since 2004 Mr Jansen has served as an honorary consul for The Netherlands in Liechtenstein and he speaks seven languages. Throughhis diplomatic function Mr. Jansen has excellent relationships with governments at the highest levels in several continents.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Roland A. Jansen
- 2012, XXII, 250 Seiten, 36 Schwarz-Weiss-Abbildungen, Masse: 17,7 x 24,9 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley-VCH
- ISBN-10: 3527332901
- ISBN-13: 9783527332908
- Erscheinungsdatum: 27.12.2012
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"The result is an essential guide for scientists, investors, politicians and decision-makers in the energy sector. The excellent index of the book puts it in light as a valuable and comprehensive resource of information, which might be an indispensable and powerful tool for both educational and practical reasons." ( Environmental Engineering and Management Journal , 1 April 2013)"This book recognizes the wide variety of challenges faced by the biofuel industry. I found that the facts and perspectives presented provide ample material to discuss the potential role of biomass in our energy future." ( Energy Technology , 1 April 2013)
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