Life cycle energy and environmental benefits of generating electricity from willow biomass

Renewable Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1023-1042

  Heller, Martin C ^a   Keoleian, Gregory A ^a   Mann, Margaret K ^b   Volk, Timothy A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Air emissions; Cofiring with coal; Energy crops; Global warming

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GLOBAL WARMING; NITROGEN OXIDES; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WOOD;

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; EMISSION REGULATIONS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY CROP;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442359120     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2003.11.018     Document Type: Article

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