Economic sensitivity of wood biomass utilization for greenhouse heating application

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 616-621

  Chau, J ^a   Sowlati, T ^a   Sokhansanj, S ^a   Preto, F ^b   Melin, S ^c   Bi, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^c Delta Research Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Greenhouses; Sensitivity analysis; Wood biomass boiler; Wood pellets; Wood residue

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BOILERS; CARBON; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSES; PELLETIZING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WOOD; WOOD FUELS;

ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS (ESP); TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC STUDIES; THE NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV); WOOD BIOMASS BOILER; WOOD PELLET; WOOD RESIDUES;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOSSIL FUEL; HEATING; INSTALLATION; NATURAL GAS; PHYTOMASS; POLLUTION TAX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WOOD;

BIOMASS; BOILERS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSES; HEATING; PELLETING; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; RESIDUES; SEPARATORS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; WOOD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 58949084584     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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