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Title: Advances in shrub-willow crops for bioenergy, renewable products, and environmental benefits

Journal Article · · Food and Energy Security
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.82· OSTI ID:1328852
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  1. State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Syracuse, NY (United States). College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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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. As a result, 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.

Research Organization:
State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Syracuse, NY (United States). College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
Grant/Contract Number:
EE0006638
OSTI ID:
1328852
Journal Information:
Food and Energy Security, Vol. 5, Issue 2; ISSN 2048-3694
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 38 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Impact of Parcel Size, Field Shape, Crop Yield, Storage Location, and Collection Equipment on the Performance of Single-Pass Cut-and-Chip Harvest System in Commercial Shrub Willow Fields journal March 2018
Shrub Willow (Salix) Biomass Crop Performance on Five Sites Over Two Rotations in Michigan, USA and the Implications of Adequate Field Testing to Commercial Producers journal August 2018
Poplar and shrub willow energy crops in the United States: field trial results from the multiyear regional feedstock partnership and yield potential maps based on the PRISM-ELM model journal February 2018
Features of the growth of domestic varieties of Salix viminalis in the energy plantations on peat bog soils of Kyiv Polissia journal December 2019
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