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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Biomass Hemp Coal Electricity GHG emissions

The use of clean energy biomass has a potential to reduce the lifecycle pollution emissions by 77%–99% in comparison to fossil fuel coal combustion




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Snippets of article on Green House Gas emissions with Biomass Feedstocks to Generate Electricity with and without Coal.

Biomass Hemp and Kenaf machines make Pellet,Brick, or Log Forms
Biomass Hemp and Kenaf machines make Pellet, Brick, Log Forms
Images, Infographics, Highlights added by Scotty to add life to the boring science paper.


Evaluation of the Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Different Biomass Feedstock used for Electricity Generation-source


A review of the biomass literature showed that there are wide-ranging types of biomass that may be utilized in generating electricity.

The numerous types of biomass may be classified into distinct categories depending on the type of feedstock. The Idaho National Laboratory Report provided an extensive classification of feedstock-based biomass that included seven distinct categories as follows: 
MoHemp Kenya Hemp Pellet Biomass Price ComparisonAgriculture residues (AR): includes dry lignocellulosic agriculture residues (straw, sugar beet leaves) and livestock waste (solid manure, liquid manure) 

Dedicated energy crops (DEC): includes dry lignocellulosic wood energy crops (small round wood (SRW)—willow, short rotation coppice (SRC)—poplar, eucalyptus), dry lignocellulosic herbaceous energy crops (miscanthus, switchgrass, common reed, reed canary grass, giant reed, cynara cardu, Indian shrub), oil energy crops (sugar beet, cane beet, sweet sorghum, Jerusalem artichoke, sugar millet), starch energy crops (wheat, potatoes, maize, barley, triticae, corn, amaranth), and other energy crops (flax (Linum), hemp (Cannabis), tobacco stems, aquatic plants (lipids from algae), cotton stalks, kenaf) 
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Forestry (F): includes forestry byproducts (bark, wood blocks, wood chips from tops and branches, wood chips from thinning, logs from thinning) 
Industry (I): includes wood industry residues (industrial waste wood from sawmills/timber mills (bark, sawdust, wood chips, slabs, off-cuts)), food industry residues (wet cellulosic material (beet root tails), fats (used cooking oils), tallow, yellow grease, proteins (slaughterhouse waste)), and industrial products (pellets from sawdust and shavings, briquettes from sawdust and shavings, bio-oil (pyrolysis oil), ethanol, biodiesel)
MoHemp Energy Hemp Biodiesel Example Comparison











Parks and gardens (P-G): includes herbaceous (grass) and woody (pruning) 
Wastes (W): includes contaminated wastes (demolition wood, biodegradable, municipal waste, sewage sludge, landfill gas, sewage gas) 
Others (O): includes roadside hay (grass/hay) and husks/shells (almond, olive, walnut, palm pit, cacao) This study adopted the same classification (agriculture residues, dedicated energy crops, forestry, industry, parks and gardens, wastes, others) as proposed by the Idaho National Laboratory Report [30] to evaluate the life cycle GHG emissions of biomass-only and biomass cofiring with coal electricity generation systems utilizing different feedstock options

Biomass to Electricity System Inforgraphic

Each of the reviewed biomass-only and biomass cofiring LCA studies (with specific details on the biomass feedstock type) were first assigned a

  1.  Biomass Category
  2. Feedstock-based GHG emissions 
  3. Biomass-Only 
  4.            Biomass Cofiring              

Biogas to Syngas System Image The use of forestry and industry feedstock categories is recommended for extensive use in both biomass-only and cofiring electricity generation systems

  • A consequence of considerably higher Sustainability- 11 of 12 GHGs being emitted from the combustion of coal in comparison with the combustion of biomass

Future feedstock-based biomass LCA studies need to focus on filling the knowledge gaps associated with the use of the parks and gardens feedstock-based biomass-only and waste cofiring electricity generation systems for which there were no references, which may provide valuable information on their applicability in producing electricity within a region. 

Future research efforts can also be aimed at increasing the number of real-world biomass LCA case studies, which can lead to further consolidation of the GHG emissions resulting from different biomass feedstock electricity generation systems.

The use of biomass has a potential to reduce the life cycle GHG emissions by 77%–99% in comparison to fossil fuel combustion, depending on the feedstock category and combustion technology used 

The biomass-only electricity generation system net electric efficiency was identified to be the most important factor that influences the final GHG emission savings

NOTE: Sustainability in transportation and distance would largely influence the GHG emissions from biomass electricity generation systems 
GHG emission stats biomass cofiring electrricity generation chart
GHG emission stats biomass cofiring electrricity generation chart
emission biomass only electricity Generation graph



Sunday, September 24, 2017

Rick Simpson Bizarre New Theory May Not be that Crazy







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Friday, September 22, 2017

Industrial Hemp Farming would help Missouri Farmers

How does an Agriculture State like Missouri not recognize the potential that Industrial Hemp will bring our State? 

 Missouri Legislators where are you at? Missouri was 2nd to Kentucky in Hemp production years ago.  These other states are getting a jump on cornering the market.
MoHemp Energy Missouri Farmers lets grow hemp
Missouri Legislators where are you at? 



With hemp taking on a rare bi-partisan approach in the United States, here’s #HempToday’s review of current efforts to advance hemp growing across the country:
Arizona: Republican Sen. Sonny Borrelli has sponsored an initial measure aimed at establishing the framework for an industrial hemp industry. The bill would legalize the cultivation, distribution and sale of industrial hemp under state oversight for licensing and regulation.The bill recently passed the state Senate 26-4 with bipartisan support and is now in the House of Representives.
Florida: Republican Rep. Ralph Massullo proposed allowing state colleges and universities to start industrial hemp programs under which their agriculture schools would be able to establish programs in research, cultivation processing and marketing. The measure should get consideration during the legislative session now under way.
Idaho: Lawmakers have at least floated the idea of making industrial hemp legal to grow for research purposes under a state-controlled regime. Republican Rep. Dorothy Moon said she’s working on the measure.
Illinois: Democratic state Sen. Toi Hutchinson has filed a bill that would allow Illinois farmers to cultivate industrial hemp as part of research projects approved by the state.
Kansas: A legislative committee recently held a hearing on a state industrial hemp bill after which lawmakers said they’ll tweak it following a “good reception.” It would create the Kansas Industry Growth Act, authorizing and promoting research, business development activities, public-private cooperation and educational initiatives to promote the crop.
Kentucky: Already well advanced in development of its hemp industry, Kentucky’s state House of Representatives recently passed a bill which aligns the state’s industrial hemp research pilot program with the federal Farm Bill. The the bill would more fully align Kentucky law with the 2014 Farm Bill, which authorized state-level research pilot programs. It also charges UK’s Regulatory Services laboratory with responsibility for THC testing. Kentucky’s governor is expected to sign off on the measure.
New Hampshire: A state House of Representatives committee has unanimously approved a bill that would remove the state ban on industrial hemp; it would not create a state regulatory structure and treat industrial hemp like other plants. The measure passed out of a state agriculture committee on an 18-0 vote and is expected to eventually be enacted into law.
North Carolina: Farmers have started filing applications to join an already established pilot state hemp research pilot set up in 2015. State rules strictly regulate hemp farming and stipulate that the crop can be used for commercial purposes only.
Pennsylvania: While proponents have complained about slow progress on hemp, one regional coalition recently got certified to research hemp under state guidelines set out earlier this year by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and expects to plant its first crop next month. The University of Pittsburgh will undertake a market analysis study.
Washington: The House of Representatives in early March passed a measure that would remove industrial hemp from the scope of the state’s controlled substances act. The bill would ensure hemp is not regulated as a controlled substance, opening the door for a full-scale commercial hemp market in the state by treating it as any other crop for farming.
Wisconsin: Republican Assemblyman Jesse Kremer recently circulated a draft bill seeking co-sponsors for a bill, which has bipartisan support, that would set a pilot program in motion under state supervised licensing. article continues
Hemp Environmental Forum Facebook Source: https://www.facebook.com/HempEnvironmentalForum/posts/824844944360439
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

MOhemp: Report: Italian wood pellet consumption expected t...

MoHemp Energy Biomass Hemp Pellets, Hemp Logs, Hemp Bricks,
MoHemp Energy Biomass Hemp Pellets, Hemp Logs, Hemp Bricks, 

Article Takeaways: 

  • Italy currently consumes approximately 3 million metric tons of wood pellets annually.
  • Domestic Use accounts for all but 4% of the Pellet Market
  • 85% of Italys biomass pellets are imported
  • 2016 1.66 M metric tons imported from Austria, Croatia, German, Slovenia, France, and Czech Republic
  • Majority purchased in retail settings by the bag
  • 6% of the sales were made online
  • only 20,000 metric tons used bulk transport
  • 2015 62,710 tons from Canada
  • 2014 85,349 tons from Canada
  • 5 Million Metric Tons increased by 2020



Source: MOhemp: Report: Italian wood pellet consumption expected t...:






Sunday, September 3, 2017

Hemp Field Day Sep 16, 2017 in Simpsonville, Kentucky

Hemp Field Day Sep 16, 2017 in Simpsonville, Kentucky 40067 USA




Saturday, August 26, 2017

Kenaf NoTill Cover Crop Experiment Notes


Notes:
  1. 11/24/16 1:00 PM- 11 Kenaf Seeds previously produced by the Plants grown in experiment 1, were placed directly on top of the soil. 2 Inch Cover Crop of leaves were placed over the seeds.  Water was added.
  2. 11/26/16  10:00 AM - 3 Kenaf Sprouts in less than 48 Hours were noticed to have grown out of the Cover Crop Mulch System. 





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