The use of different input data, functional units, allocation methods, reference systems and
other assumptions complicates comparisons of LCA bioenergy studies. In addition …

Energy use is central to human society and provides many health benefits. But each source
of energy entails some health risks. This article reviews the health impacts of each major …

Environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) has developed fast over the last three decades.
Whereas LCA developed from merely energy analysis to a comprehensive environmental …

Purpose Despite growing scholarly interest in social entrepreneurs and the social
enterprises (SE) they create, few studies have examined the hybridity of SE including …

There is currently great interest in microalgae as sources of renewable energy and biofuels.
Many algae species have a high lipid content and can be grown on non-arable land using …

The need for integrated methodological framework for sustainability assessment has been
widely discussed and is urgent due to increasingly complex environmental system …

Bioenergy from lignocellulosic biomass offers the potential to provide a significant source of
clean, low carbon and secure energy. In recent years, a number of studies have been …

This paper aims at reviewing the life cycle assessment (LCA) literature on second
generation bioethanol based on lignocellulosic biomass and at identifying issues to be …

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are widely distributed Gram-negative oxygenic
photosynthetic prokaryotes with a long evolutionary history. They have potential applications …

Despite the initial environmental and supply benefits associated with conventional biofuels
leading to substantial policy support, research has indicated that these benefits might have …