Energy and CO2 balances in different power generation routes using wood fuel from short rotation coppice

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 15, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 379-390

  Dubuisson, Xavier ^a   Sintzoff, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Energy and carbon balance; Power generation; Short rotation coppice; Wood energy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; FUEL PRODUCTION; FUELWOOD; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS EMISSIONS; WOOD FUELS;

SHORT ROTATION COPPICE;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON EMISSION; COPPICE; ENERGY RESOURCE; WOODFUEL;

EID: 0031713860     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(98)00044-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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