Renewable energy and biodiversity: Implications for transitioning to a Green Economy

A Gasparatos, CNH Doll, M Esteban, A Ahmed… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This literature review identifies the impacts of different renewable energy pathways on
ecosystems and biodiversity, and the implications of these impacts for transitioning to a …

Oil-palm by-products as lightweight aggregate in concrete mixture: a review

M Aslam, P Shafigh, MZ Jumaat - Journal of cleaner production, 2016 - Elsevier
The use of industrial waste as a construction material to build environmentally sustainable
structures has several practical and economic advantages. Oil-palm-boiler clinker is a waste …

LCA applied to perennial cropping systems: a review focused on the farm stage

C Bessou, C Basset-Mens, T Tran, A Benoist - The International Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Perennial crops globally provide a lot of fruit and other food products. They may
also provide feedstock for bioenergy and have been, notably to this end, the subject of …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) for biofuels in Brazilian conditions: a meta-analysis

MH Rocha, RS Capaz, EES Lora, LAH Nogueira… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
The key objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the main environmental life cycle
impacts and energy balance of ethanol from sugarcane and biodiesel from soybean and …

Life cycle assessment of renewable energy in Africa

V Mukoro, A Gallego-Schmid, M Sharmina - Sustainable Production and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Renewable energy capacity in Africa is expected to reach 169.4 GW by 2040 from 48.5 GW
in 2019. The growth of the sector necessitates a re-evaluation of the environmental impacts …

Life cycle assessment of Jatropha biodiesel as transportation fuel in rural India

WMJ Achten, J Almeida, V Fobelets, E Bolle, E Mathijs… - Applied Energy, 2010 - Elsevier
Since 2003 India has been actively promoting the cultivation of Jatropha on unproductive
and degraded lands (wastelands) for the production of biodiesel suitable as transportation …

Classification of noise sources for port area noise mapping

L Fredianelli, M Bolognese, F Fidecaro, G Licitra - Environments, 2021 - mdpi.com
Maritime transportation is recognized to have advantages in terms of environmental impact
compared to other forms of transportation. However, an increment in traffic volumes will also …

Assessing the environmental impact of palm oil produced in Thailand

K Saswattecha, C Kroeze, W Jawjit, L Hein - Journal of cleaner production, 2015 - Elsevier
There are several concerns related to the increasing production of palm oil in Southeast
Asia, including pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and land conversion. The RSPO …

[PDF][PDF] Sustainability impacts of first-generation biofuels

A Gasparatos, P Stromberg, K Takeuchi - Animal Frontiers, 2013 - gasparatos-lab.org
• Major impacts include greenhouse gas emissions, atmospheric pollution, water
overconsumption and pollution, deforestation, biodiversity loss, rural development, food …

Anaerobic treatment of palm oil mill effluents: potential contribution to net energy yield and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from biodiesel production

SS Harsono, P Grundmann, S Soebronto - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2014 - Elsevier
The effluents from palm oil mills for biodiesel production are generally treated in open
ponds, causing large amounts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study assesses the …