"The Social Significance of the Black Pellet Business: Pathways Toward a Sustainable Energy Transition through CO? Reduction"
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| contents | <h3><strong>Abstract</strong></h3> <p>This study provides a comprehensive assessment of the social, technical, and economic significance of the <strong>black pellet business</strong> as a core pathway toward sustainable energy transition under Japan’s <strong>Green Transformation (GX)</strong> strategy.<br>Focusing on the <strong>Katsurao Village project</strong> in Fukushima Prefecture—a former nuclear evacuation zone revitalized through biomass innovation—the paper evaluates the production process, CO₂ reduction potential, and regional employment creation, while extending the analysis to <strong>international deployment</strong> (Vietnam, Canada) and <strong>wildfire residue utilization</strong> (Ofunato, Japan; British Columbia, Canada).<br>Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) results indicate a <strong>GWP100 of 0.22–0.30 t CO₂-eq per ton of black pellets</strong>, representing <strong>a 90–94% reduction compared with coal</strong>. The Katsurao plant achieves approximately <strong>45,000 t CO₂/year reduction</strong> and creates <strong>26 direct jobs</strong> under a half-subsidized financial structure.<br>Chapter 7 introduces an innovative approach that converts wildfire residues into black pellet feedstock, integrating <strong>disaster recovery, carbon sequestration, and regional resilience</strong> into a unified GX framework.<br>This paper concludes that black pellets should be regarded not merely as an energy commodity but as a <strong>co-evolutionary social infrastructure</strong> that bridges <strong>technology, policy, and community</strong> in the post-fossil era.<br><br></p> <h3><strong>KEY WORDS</strong></h3> <p>Black Pellets; Green Transformation (GX); Carbon Neutrality; Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA); Biomass Energy; Regional Revitalization; Wildfire Residues; Carbon Credit; Sustainable Energy Transition; International Collaboration; Fukushima Reconstruction; Renewable Energy Policy; Decarbonization Strategy; Circular Bioeconomy; Disaster-to-Energy Model</p> |
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| spellingShingle | "The Social Significance of the Black Pellet Business: Pathways Toward a Sustainable Energy Transition through CO? Reduction" KEI SHIRAISHI <h3><strong>Abstract</strong></h3> <p>This study provides a comprehensive assessment of the social, technical, and economic significance of the <strong>black pellet business</strong> as a core pathway toward sustainable energy transition under Japan’s <strong>Green Transformation (GX)</strong> strategy.<br>Focusing on the <strong>Katsurao Village project</strong> in Fukushima Prefecture—a former nuclear evacuation zone revitalized through biomass innovation—the paper evaluates the production process, CO₂ reduction potential, and regional employment creation, while extending the analysis to <strong>international deployment</strong> (Vietnam, Canada) and <strong>wildfire residue utilization</strong> (Ofunato, Japan; British Columbia, Canada).<br>Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) results indicate a <strong>GWP100 of 0.22–0.30 t CO₂-eq per ton of black pellets</strong>, representing <strong>a 90–94% reduction compared with coal</strong>. The Katsurao plant achieves approximately <strong>45,000 t CO₂/year reduction</strong> and creates <strong>26 direct jobs</strong> under a half-subsidized financial structure.<br>Chapter 7 introduces an innovative approach that converts wildfire residues into black pellet feedstock, integrating <strong>disaster recovery, carbon sequestration, and regional resilience</strong> into a unified GX framework.<br>This paper concludes that black pellets should be regarded not merely as an energy commodity but as a <strong>co-evolutionary social infrastructure</strong> that bridges <strong>technology, policy, and community</strong> in the post-fossil era.<br><br></p> <h3><strong>KEY WORDS</strong></h3> <p>Black Pellets; Green Transformation (GX); Carbon Neutrality; Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA); Biomass Energy; Regional Revitalization; Wildfire Residues; Carbon Credit; Sustainable Energy Transition; International Collaboration; Fukushima Reconstruction; Renewable Energy Policy; Decarbonization Strategy; Circular Bioeconomy; Disaster-to-Energy Model</p> |
| title | "The Social Significance of the Black Pellet Business: Pathways Toward a Sustainable Energy Transition through CO? Reduction" |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15584506 |