The feasibility of the utilization of woody biomass as energy resources in Japan is discussed based on its amount, availability, and energy-conversion technologies. The amount is currently estimated to be 31.7 Tg y ร1 on a dry-weight basis, corresponding to 2.8% of the national primary energy supply
Current situation and prospect of biomass utilization in Japan
โ Scribed by Yukihiko Matsumura; Shin-ya Yokoyama
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 159 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0961-9534
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โฆ Synopsis
The content of this special issue is presented in the course of introduction of Japanese biomass utilization. The amount of biomass resource in Japan is limited, and its production scale is small. A proper strategy is needed for using biomass resources in Japan. The Japanese cabinet approved ''Biomass Nippon Strategy'' as a guiding principle of biomass utilization in Japan. Visions of utilizing each biomass species are also presented.
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