Will biomass be the environmentally friendly fuel of the future?

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 15, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 357-367

  Hall, D O ^a   Scrase, J I ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass energy; Environment; External costs; Life cycle analysis; Scenario

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; AUSTRIA; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BRAZIL; DENMARK; FINLAND; INDIA; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOENERGY SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS; ENERGY RESOURCE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0031717866     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(98)00030-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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