LCA of poplar bioenergy system compared with Brassica carinata energy crop and natural gas in regional scenario

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-129

  Gasol, Carles M ^a   Gabarrell, Xavier ^a,b   Anton, Assumpció ^c   Rigola, Miquel ^d   Carrasco, Juan ^e   Ciria, Pilar ^e   Rieradevall, Joan ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Centre de Cabrils Barcelona   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^e CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy analysis; Environmental analysis; Ethiopian mustard; Life cycle assessment; Natural gas; Poplar

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; NATURAL GAS; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ETHIOPIAN MUSTARD; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); POPLAR;

LIFE CYCLE;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DICOTYLEDON; DIESEL; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPEAN UNION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; REGIONAL PLANNING; THERMAL POWER;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA CARINATA;

EID: 57149127575     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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