Advances in shrub‐willow crops for bioenergy, renewable products, and environmental benefits
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Short‐rotation coppice systems like shrub willow are projected to be an important source of biomass in the United States for the production of bioenergy, biofuels, and renewable bio‐based products, with the potential for auxiliary environmental benefits and multifunctional systems. Almost three decades of research has focused on the development of shrub willow crops for biomass and ecosystem services. The current expansion of willow in New York State (about 500 ha) for the production of renewable power and heat has been possible because of incentive programs offered by the federal government, commitments by end users, the development of reliable harvesting systems, and extension services offered to growers. Improvements in the economics of the system are expected as willow production expands further, which should help lower establishment costs, enhance crop management options and increase efficiencies in harvesting and logistics. Deploying willow in multifunctional value‐added systems provides opportunities for both potential producers and end users to learn about the system and the quality of the biomass feedstock, which in turn will help overcome barriers to expansion.
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Willow plantations on agricultural sites have yielded more than 20-30 dry tonnes ha-1 yr-1.
“Willow plantations on agricultural sites have yielded more than 20-30 dry tonnes (DT) ha -1 yr1 (Volk et al., 2016).”
From SURFACE MINE TO BIOMASS FARM: GROWING SHRUB WILLOW (SALIX SPP.) IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA - FIRST YEAR RESULTS (2017) · cites this paper as Volk et al., 2016
The Current Willow Biomass Production section (page unavailable) reports observed yields of 8–12 dry tonnes ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ across a range of sites, not more than 20–30. Its anticipated 20–40% yield increase is a projection, not an observed plantation yield. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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Volk, T. A., Abrahamson, L. P., Nowak, C. A., Smart, L. B., Tharakan, P. J., & White, E. H. (2006) · Biomass and Bioenergy · doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2006.03.001 · Cited by 294 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Volk, T. A., Heavey, J. P., & Eisenbies, M. H.
- Affiliations
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (US)
- Corresponding author
- Volk, Timothy A.
- Venue
- Food and Energy Security
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2016-05
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 97-106
- ISSN
- 2048-3694 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2346878102
- Cited by
- 72
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 15.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Food and Energy Security (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (30713)
- New York State Department of Transportation (C‐06‐09)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Keywords
- shrub willow, short rotation coppice, woody biomass, bioenergy, biofuels, ecosystem services, New York State, economic feasibility, environmental benefits
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