Steps towards the development of a certification system for sustainable bio-energy trade

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-104

  Lewandowski, I ^a   Faaij, A P C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass trade; Certification; Sustainability criteria

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PUBLIC POLICY; STANDARDIZATION;

BIOMASS TRADE; CERTIFICATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOMASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PUBLIC POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STANDARDIZATION;

BIOMASS POWER; ENERGY RESOURCE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 31144437104     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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