Search results for "polttoaineet"

Forecasting the volatility of biofuel feedstock prices: the US evidence

2019

Given that, nowadays, 40% of the US corn crop is used for biofuel production, there is a growing concern that the rise in biofuel production might lead to an increase in food prices. However, it is also obvious that significant growth in biofuel use has minimized the demand for fossil fuel and has hence reduced the volume of carbon emissions. It is therefore crucial to model corn market volatility precisely because such an estimate could play a vital role in stabilizing food and biofuel market prices. For this purpose, we consider using the information content of the corn implied volatility (CIV) index to predict the corn futures market return volatility. Using symmetric and asymmetric GARC…

European Union legislation on macroalgae products

2021

AbstractMacroalgae-based products are increasing in demand also in Europe. In the European Union, each category of macroalgae-based products is regulated separately. We discuss EU legislation, including the law on medicinal products, foods including food supplements and food additives, feed and feed additives, cosmetics, packaging materials, fertilizers and biostimulants, as well as biofuels. Product safety and consumer protection are the priorities with any new products. Macroalgae products can be sold as traditional herbal medicines. The novel food regulation applies to macroalgae foods that have not previously been used as food, and organic macroalgae are a specific regulatory category. …

Fuel for commercial politics: the nucleus of early commercial proliferation of atomic energy in three acts

2020

Historical research into the nuclear industry has focussed upon military and commercial aspects of the technology whilst ignoring fuel. This article discusses nuclear fuel, the resource at the centre of the industry and the role superpower politics played in its supply. Starting with the context of superpower competition, we examine the spread of nuclear technology from its beginnings in post-war Britain via West Germany in the 1950s to Finland in the 1960s and 1970s. We demonstrate that each country had varied interests affecting the choice of nuclear fuel for early energy projects; British fuel choices were constrained by its weapons programme and Germany needed legitimacy in the face of …

Landowners’ willingness to promote bioenergy production on wasteland − future impact on land use of cutaway peatlands

2017

Landowners are the key players in bioenergy production on wasteland; such as cutaway peatlands. In this study, the landowner's interest to use cutaway peatlands for bioenergy production was investigated using a survey and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) methods in an area in South Ostrobothnia, Finland. The focus was to identify which different bioenergy production chains are preferred by the respondents: combustion, gasification or biogas production from agriculture, energy-willow short-rotation forestry or forestry based energy crops. Also, the influence of personal environmental values on the selection was measured and the future impacts and barriers for the land use were assessed. …

Biomass gasification to heat, electricity and biofuels : HighBio project publication

2011

Biomassan kaasutus sähköksi, lämmöksi ja biopolttoaineiksi : HighBio-projektijulkaisu

2011

Biokaasusta energiaa maatalouteen : raaka-aineet, teknologiat ja lopputuotteet

2007

Biorefineries - future business opportunity for forest cluster : diffusion of forest biorefineries in Scandinavia, North America and South America

2009

Effect of Tire-Char Ash on the Extent of Synergy during CO2 Cogasification with Hydrochar from Potassium-Rich Coconut Fiber

2020

The influence of inherent tire char ash during co-gasification with coconut hydrochar prepared at different intensities was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis to ascertain the extent to which synergistic interaction, reactivity, and activation energy reduction were altered. High-ash tire tread (TT) and low-ash sidewall (SW) both exhibited enhanced synergy, reactivity, and activation reduction upon co-gasification with hydrochars; however, the extent of promotion was more pronounced in SW-hydrochar blends. This difference was caused by the inhibiting nature of TT inherent ash, particularly the role of Si-containing compounds. Inhibition in TT-hydrochar blends was mainly due to the pr…

Biogas production from energy crops and crop residues

2006

Energiantuotantoa varten viljellyt energiakasvit ja erilaiset kasvintuotannon sivutuotteet ja jätteet eli peltobiomassat tarjoavat puhtaan ja kotimaisen uusiutuvan energialähteen. Kasvibiomassa voidaan hyödyntää energiana useilla eri tavoilla, joista yksi on biokaasun tuotanto. Biokaasua voidaan hyödyntää lämmön- ja sähköntuotannossa tai liikenteen polttoaineena fossiilisten polttoaineiden sijasta.Annimari Lehtomäki tutki mahdollisuuksia hyödyntää energiakasveja ja kasvijätteitä biokaasun tuotannossa pohjoisissa oloissa. Tutkimuksessa kartoitettiin Suomen oloissa menestyviä, biokaasun tuotantoon mahdollisesti soveltuvia kasvilajeja, sekä määritettiin niiden kemiallinen koostumus ja biokaasu…