Biomass as an answer to sustainable energy. Opportunity versus challenge

• Autorzy: Cao Y. , Pawłowski A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Current world economic development is heavily dependent on fossil fuels that are nonrenewable and are main emitter of the greenhouse gases, leading to resources to be exhausted on one side, and the earth being warmer on the other. This in turn creates a shrinking bottleneck to economic development and wealth generation. Therefore, in pursuit of a sustainable future, a shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy should be taken essentially. Biomass is an indispensable element for development of sustainable energy because it is the only renewable energy source that can be used to produce liquid fuel. In the paper, the sustainability of energy from biomass has been discussed, with the focus on an identification of its benefits and challenges. The necessity of deployment of biomass energy and its progress in China and Poland have also been described.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

biomass; energy conservation; fossil fuels; greenhouse gases; renewable energy resources; bio-mass energy; energy from biomass; renewable energies; sustainable energy

PL

biomasa; oszczędność energii; paliwa kopalne; gazy cieplarniane; odnawialne źródła energii; energia biomasy; energia z biomasy; energetyka zrównoważona

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Environment Protection Engineering
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: Vol. 39, nr 1
• Strony: 153--161
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 45 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Cao Y.

• School of Environment and Resource, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, PR China
• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 40 B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland

autor

Pawłowski A.

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 40 B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland

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