@misc{GalatsidasGounarisVlachakietal., author = {Galatsidas, Spyridon and Gounaris, Nikos and Vlachaki, Despoina and Dimitriadis, Elias and Kiourtsis, Fotios and Keramitzis, Dimitrios and Gerwin, Werner and Repmann, Frank and Rettenmaier, Nils and Reinhardt, Guido and Ivanina, Vadym and Hanzhenko, Olexander and Gnap, Iryna and Bogatov, Konstantin and Barbera, Federica and Mattioli, Diego and Volkmann, Christiane and Baumgarten, Wibke}, title = {Revealing Bioenergy Potentials: Mapping Marginal Lands in Europe - The SEEMLA Approach}, series = {Papers of the 26th European Biomass Conference Setting the Course for a biobased Economy, Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 14-17 May 2018}, journal = {Papers of the 26th European Biomass Conference Setting the Course for a biobased Economy, Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 14-17 May 2018}, editor = {Persson, M. and Scarlat, N. and Grassi, A. and Helm, P.}, publisher = {ETA-Florence}, address = {Florenz}, isbn = {978-88-89407-18-9}, doi = {10.5071/26thEUBCE2018-1AO.4.1}, pages = {31 -- 37}, abstract = {Marginal land (MagL) use for biomass production has received a lot of attention in the past decades. This alternative land use is free from conflicts with food crops, however it presents multiple challenges. The major issue to be resolved is the definition of marginal lands, which varies between disciplines and is often determined based on management goals. Moreover, concerns over the impacts of MagL use on environment, ecosystem services and sustainability have to be addressed. In response to these issues, the SEEMLA approach proposes an algorithm and tools to support MagLs identification and mapping, as well as the assessment of their potential for biomass production. The SEEMLA algorithm assesses land marginality using the Muencheberg Soil Quality Rating (M-SQR) developed by Mueller et al. (2007). The algorithm also incorporates criteria to eliminate MagLs that may not be exploitable for bioenergy due to ecological and environmental issues or regulatory and legal restrictions and constraints posed by national or EU policies applied. Finally, MagL suitable for bioenergy production is categorized based on climatic zone and crop suitability. Alternative exploitation scenarios are developed for each class of MagL. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) will determine the sustainability of each scenario, considering also the results of the pilot sites that have been established in Germany, Greece and Ukraine.}, language = {en} } @misc{GerwinRepmannGalatsidasetal., author = {Gerwin, Werner and Repmann, Frank and Galatsidas, Spyridon and Gounaris, Nikos and Vlachaki, Despoina and Dimitriadis, Elias and Ivanina, Vadym and Volkmann, Christiane and Baumgarten, Wibke}, title = {The potential of marginal lands for bioenergy}, series = {BE Sustainable : the magazine of bioenergy and the bioeconomy}, journal = {BE Sustainable : the magazine of bioenergy and the bioeconomy}, number = {9}, pages = {10 -- 13}, abstract = {For a longtime, marginal lands have been considered as promising alternative for sustainable production of bioenergy. However, there are many issues to tackle before determining whether a marginal land is able to sustain production on in dustrial scale or not.}, language = {en} }