Life Cycle Assessment of biogas production under the environmental conditions of northern Germany: Greenhouse gas balance

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Life Cycle Assessment of biogas production under the environmental conditions of northern Germany: Greenhouse gas balance. / Claus, Sandra; Taube, Friedhelm; Wienforth, Babette et al.
In: The Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 152, No. S 1, 12.12.2014, p. 172-181.

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Claus, S, Taube, F, Wienforth, B, Svoboda, N, Sieling, K, Kage, H, Senbayram, M, Dittert, K, Gericke, DO, Pacholski, AS & Herrmann, A 2014, 'Life Cycle Assessment of biogas production under the environmental conditions of northern Germany: Greenhouse gas balance', The Journal of Agricultural Science, vol. 152, no. S 1, pp. 172-181. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859613000683

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Claus, S., Taube, F., Wienforth, B., Svoboda, N., Sieling, K., Kage, H., Senbayram, M., Dittert, K., Gericke, D. O., Pacholski, A. S., & Herrmann, A. (2014). Life Cycle Assessment of biogas production under the environmental conditions of northern Germany: Greenhouse gas balance. The Journal of Agricultural Science, 152(S 1), 172-181. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859613000683

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Claus S, Taube F, Wienforth B, Svoboda N, Sieling K, Kage H et al. Life Cycle Assessment of biogas production under the environmental conditions of northern Germany: Greenhouse gas balance. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 2014 Dec 12;152(S 1):172-181. Epub 2013 Oct 11. doi: 10.1017/S0021859613000683

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abstract = "A considerable expansion of biogas production in Germany, paralleled by a strong increase in maize acreage, has caused growing concern that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during crop substrate production might counteract the GHG emission saving potential. Based on a 2-year field trial, a GHG balance was conducted to evaluate the mitigation potential of regionally adapted cropping systems (continuous maize, maize-wheat-Italian ryegrass, perennial ryegrass ley), depending on nitrogen (N) level and N type. Considering the whole production chain, all cropping systems investigated contributed to the mitigation of GHG emissions (6·7–13·3 t CO2 eq/ha), with continuous maize revealing a carbon dioxide (CO2) saving potential of 55–61% compared with a fossil energy mix reference system. The current sustainability thresholds in terms of CO2 savings set by the EU Renewable Energy Directive could be met by all cropping systems (48–76%). Emissions from crop production had the largest impact on the mitigation effect (⩾50%) unless the biogas residue storage was not covered. The comparison of N fertilizer types showed less pronounced differences in GHG mitigation potential, whereas considerable site effects were observed.",
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author = "Sandra Claus and Friedhelm Taube and Babette Wienforth and Nicolai Svoboda and Klaus Sieling and Henning Kage and M. Senbayram and Klaus Dittert and Gericke, {Dirk O.} and Pacholski, {Andreas Siegfried} and Antje Herrmann",
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