Wheat straw availability for bioenergy in England
In an effort to meet energy demands while reducing carbon emissions, crop residues, such as wheat straw, have been investigated for their use as feedstock for biofuel production. In order to identify the feasibility of utilising crop residues as bioenergy feedstock, a postal survey was conducted to...
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| description | In an effort to meet energy demands while reducing carbon emissions, crop residues, such as wheat straw, have been investigated for their use as feedstock for biofuel production. In order to identify the feasibility of utilising crop residues as bioenergy feedstock, a postal survey was conducted to determine current farm business wheat straw use, destination and potential future supply. The survey responses showed a bias towards larger, more commercially-minded farms, therefore capturing a large area of straw production. Results demonstrated a wide range of responses to both current straw use and potential for the supply of straw to different markets in the future. Interestingly, even for a very generous payment for straw, 28.5% of straw currently chopped and incorporated would not be sold, suggesting that straw supply for bioenergy feedstock is likely to be more limited than previously assumed. However, higher prices for straw would encourage farmers to explore ways of increasing straw yield. |
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| spelling | nottingham-533892019-08-03T04:30:11Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53389/ Wheat straw availability for bioenergy in England Townsend, T.J. Sparkes, D.L. Ramsden, S.J. Glithero, N.J. Wilson, P. In an effort to meet energy demands while reducing carbon emissions, crop residues, such as wheat straw, have been investigated for their use as feedstock for biofuel production. In order to identify the feasibility of utilising crop residues as bioenergy feedstock, a postal survey was conducted to determine current farm business wheat straw use, destination and potential future supply. The survey responses showed a bias towards larger, more commercially-minded farms, therefore capturing a large area of straw production. Results demonstrated a wide range of responses to both current straw use and potential for the supply of straw to different markets in the future. Interestingly, even for a very generous payment for straw, 28.5% of straw currently chopped and incorporated would not be sold, suggesting that straw supply for bioenergy feedstock is likely to be more limited than previously assumed. However, higher prices for straw would encourage farmers to explore ways of increasing straw yield. Elsevier 2018-11-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53389/1/Straw%20availability%20for%20bioenergy%20%282nd%20Resubmission%20for%20Energy%20Policy%29.pdf Townsend, T.J., Sparkes, D.L., Ramsden, S.J., Glithero, N.J. and Wilson, P. (2018) Wheat straw availability for bioenergy in England. Energy Policy, 122 . pp. 349-357. ISSN 0301-4215 Bioenergy; Wheat; Postal survey; Straw https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421518304993 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.07.053 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.07.053 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.07.053 |
| spellingShingle | Bioenergy; Wheat; Postal survey; Straw Townsend, T.J. Sparkes, D.L. Ramsden, S.J. Glithero, N.J. Wilson, P. Wheat straw availability for bioenergy in England |
| title | Wheat straw availability for bioenergy in England |
| title_full | Wheat straw availability for bioenergy in England |
| title_fullStr | Wheat straw availability for bioenergy in England |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wheat straw availability for bioenergy in England |
| title_short | Wheat straw availability for bioenergy in England |
| title_sort | wheat straw availability for bioenergy in england |
| topic | Bioenergy; Wheat; Postal survey; Straw |
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