Climate optimized biofuel supply by landscape level land use changes
Last changed: 06 May 2019
The project Climate optimized biofuel supply by landscape level land use changes started in April 2016.
Period
2106 -
Description
The project aims to increase the knowledge of climate effects of an increased extraction of bioenergy in a landscape, given the region’s conditions regarding current land use and forest stands. The focus of the project is on willow and poplar grown on agricultural land classified as fallow and forest residues from felling. The project analyses the climate effects when selecting specific fields or forest stands for bioenergy production. Greenhouse gas emissions and use of resources are calculated for the entire bioenergy system, including changes in soil carbon as a result of land use change. The project is carried out with time-dynamic life cycle assessment (LCA) method, where spatial variations are analysed using GIS.
Funding
The project is financed by the Swedish Energy Agency and SLU. The work is also linked to the EU project COMPLEX.
Project leader
Per-Anders Hansson.
Publications
Hammar, T., Hansson, P.-A. and Sundberg, C. (2016), Climate impact assessment of willow energy from a landscape perspective: A Swedish case study. GCB Bioenergy. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12399