 | Clean Technology 2008
Bio Energy, Renewables, Green Building, Smart Grid, Storage, and Water
Chapter 1: Bio Energy Fuels, Novel Sources & Policy |
| | Changing Roles: Cultivating Perennial Weeds vs. Conventional Crops for Bio-energy Production. The Case of Cynara cardunculus | | Authors: | N.G. Danalatos | | Affilation: | University of Thessaly, GR | | Pages: | 1 - 4 | | Keywords: | cynara, cardoon, biomass, biofuel, pellets | | Abstract: | Cardoon is a perennial, very deep-rooted weed of Mediterranean origin. If cultivated it produced under practically zero costs dry biomass yields of 12-16 t ha-1 rainfed ->25 t ha-1 (with 2-3 irrigations), ie. 6-8 toe for rainfed and >12.5 toe for supplementary irrigated crop, respectively. Thus, cardoon produces the cheapest biofuel comparing to all other energy crops known. Energy production cost is |  | This paper is available to CTSI members in PDF© format. | | ISBN: | 1-4200-8502-0 |
| Pages: | 724 |
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