Method to estimate bioenergy crop feedstock supply curves

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 283-289

  Walsh, M E ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass economics; Biomass energy; Biomass feedstocks; Short rotation woody crops; Supply curves; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; COST; CROP YIELD; CROP; FEEDSTOCK; PRODUCTION; UNITED STATES;

COSTS; CROPS; ENERGY STORAGE; FEEDSTOCKS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING;

BIOENERGY CROP FEEDSTOCK SUPPLY CURVES; BIOMASS ECONOMICS;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; ENERGY RESOURCE; METHODOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034104054     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(99)00094-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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