Estimation of Forest Residual Biomass for Bioelectricity Utilization towards Carbon Neutrality Based on Sentinel-2A Multi-Temporal Images: A Case Study of Aizu Region of Fukushima, Japan
Forest biomass is expected to remain a key part of the national energy portfolio mix, yet residual forest biomass is currently underused. This study aimed to estimate the potential availability of waste woody biomass in the Aizu region and its energy potential for local bioelectricity generation as...
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| author | Tana Qian Makoto Ooba Minoru Fujii Takanori Matsui Chihiro Haga Akiko Namba Shogo Nakamura |
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| description | Forest biomass is expected to remain a key part of the national energy portfolio mix, yet residual forest biomass is currently underused. This study aimed to estimate the potential availability of waste woody biomass in the Aizu region and its energy potential for local bioelectricity generation as a sustainable strategy. The results showed that the available quantity of forest residual biomass for energy production was 191,065 tons, with an average of 1.385 t/ha in 2018, of which 72% (146,976 tons) was from logging residue for commercial purposes, and 28% (44,089 tons) was from thinning operations for forest management purposes. Forests within the biomass–collection radius of a local woody power plant can provide 45,925 tons of residual biomass, supplying bioelectricity at 1.6 times the plant’s capacity, which could avoid the amount of 65,246 tons of CO<sub>2</sub> emission per year by replacing coal-fired power generation. The results highlight the bioelectricity potential and carbon-neutral capacity of residual biomass. This encourages government initiatives or policy inclinations to sustainably boost the production of bioenergy derived from residual biomass. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b0d170fbeef4674a324a1d5671ee6b02024-02-23T15:33:10ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922024-02-0116470610.3390/rs16040706Estimation of Forest Residual Biomass for Bioelectricity Utilization towards Carbon Neutrality Based on Sentinel-2A Multi-Temporal Images: A Case Study of Aizu Region of Fukushima, JapanTana Qian0Makoto Ooba1Minoru Fujii2Takanori Matsui3Chihiro Haga4Akiko Namba5Shogo Nakamura6National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa 16-2, Tsukuba 305-0053, JapanDivision of Life Design, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Yagiyama Kasumi-cho 35-1, Sendai 980-8577, JapanNational Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa 16-2, Tsukuba 305-0053, JapanDivision of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, JapanDivision of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, JapanDivision of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, JapanRegional Environmental Renovation Section, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Fukushima Branch, Fukasaku 10-2, Miharu, Tamura District, Fukushima 963-7700, JapanForest biomass is expected to remain a key part of the national energy portfolio mix, yet residual forest biomass is currently underused. This study aimed to estimate the potential availability of waste woody biomass in the Aizu region and its energy potential for local bioelectricity generation as a sustainable strategy. The results showed that the available quantity of forest residual biomass for energy production was 191,065 tons, with an average of 1.385 t/ha in 2018, of which 72% (146,976 tons) was from logging residue for commercial purposes, and 28% (44,089 tons) was from thinning operations for forest management purposes. Forests within the biomass–collection radius of a local woody power plant can provide 45,925 tons of residual biomass, supplying bioelectricity at 1.6 times the plant’s capacity, which could avoid the amount of 65,246 tons of CO<sub>2</sub> emission per year by replacing coal-fired power generation. The results highlight the bioelectricity potential and carbon-neutral capacity of residual biomass. This encourages government initiatives or policy inclinations to sustainably boost the production of bioenergy derived from residual biomass.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/4/706bioenergywoody biomasswoody residueregional revitalizationcarbon neutrality |
| spellingShingle | Tana Qian Makoto Ooba Minoru Fujii Takanori Matsui Chihiro Haga Akiko Namba Shogo Nakamura Estimation of Forest Residual Biomass for Bioelectricity Utilization towards Carbon Neutrality Based on Sentinel-2A Multi-Temporal Images: A Case Study of Aizu Region of Fukushima, Japan Remote Sensing bioenergy woody biomass woody residue regional revitalization carbon neutrality |
| title | Estimation of Forest Residual Biomass for Bioelectricity Utilization towards Carbon Neutrality Based on Sentinel-2A Multi-Temporal Images: A Case Study of Aizu Region of Fukushima, Japan |
| title_full | Estimation of Forest Residual Biomass for Bioelectricity Utilization towards Carbon Neutrality Based on Sentinel-2A Multi-Temporal Images: A Case Study of Aizu Region of Fukushima, Japan |
| title_fullStr | Estimation of Forest Residual Biomass for Bioelectricity Utilization towards Carbon Neutrality Based on Sentinel-2A Multi-Temporal Images: A Case Study of Aizu Region of Fukushima, Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimation of Forest Residual Biomass for Bioelectricity Utilization towards Carbon Neutrality Based on Sentinel-2A Multi-Temporal Images: A Case Study of Aizu Region of Fukushima, Japan |
| title_short | Estimation of Forest Residual Biomass for Bioelectricity Utilization towards Carbon Neutrality Based on Sentinel-2A Multi-Temporal Images: A Case Study of Aizu Region of Fukushima, Japan |
| title_sort | estimation of forest residual biomass for bioelectricity utilization towards carbon neutrality based on sentinel 2a multi temporal images a case study of aizu region of fukushima japan |
| topic | bioenergy woody biomass woody residue regional revitalization carbon neutrality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/4/706 |
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