Trends and Perspectives in Biomass and Bioenergy with Energy Efficient Technologies—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change is one of the most significant challenges in the modern world. In recent years, ecological, economic, and political aspects have contributed to the adaptation and introduction of legislation which responds to the challenges of sustainable development, including standards relating to energy issues. Therefore, when countering climate change, there is a tendency to seek solutions that can reduce energy demand and increase the share of renewable sources in the overall balance of acquired energy. It is necessary to expand research and review the current knowledge in order to find new ways of economic development based on the needs of the environment. This can be completed through the implementation of innovative technological solutions for the energy-efficient production of products (low-energy systems), using environmentally friendly technologies, as well as by assessing the possibility of support and financing green energy sources or green technologies (biogas, biofuels, energy biomass) that will allow for the development of a low-carbon economy and a climate-resilient society. It is necessary to link environmental, social, and economic factors, where these parameters are currently defined separately.

Accordingly, research is expected to cover a wide range of topics, including the following:

• Principles of financing green technologies for the processing of renewable materials such as wood, wood plastics, and biomass, including investment elements related to environmental protection and investment decisions on the use and production of energy;
• Updated research reviews using economic analysis methods that address investments related to the acquisition or rational use of renewable energy with positive environmental impacts;
• Discussion of the main energy and economic challenges in the forest-wood area and suggestions of possible ways to overcome the shortage of solid fuels and related socio-economic problems;
• The possibilities of using post-consumer wood, including wood composite materials, for energy purposes;
• The use of modern solutions related to the introduction of environmentally friendly energy materials (greenhouse gas reduction, low levels of fine dust) and energy-efficient technologies to process lignocellulosic materials.

Contributions to research with the application of biochemical, physical, and mathematical and econometric programming tools to the analysis and evaluation of case studies are also appreciated.  All papers will undergo a thorough review process in accordance with Energies quality standards. The papers must contain original research, and illustrations should refer to actual case studies for which data should be provided (either in the paper or as supplementary material) to ensure that the results can be verified. The papers should contribute novel and noteworthy research to the relevant literature.

Dr. Marek Wieruszewski
Dr. Tomasz Krystofiak
Guest Editors

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• climate change energy policy
• renewable energy
• biomass as a solid fuel
• energy-efficient technologies for processing wood and other lignocellulosic materials
• economic and technological aspects of obtaining and using energy biomass
• climate regulations in the processing of wood and wood-based materials
• legal, economic and technological aspects of the use of bioenergy
• sustainable development of wood production and use of renewable energy

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