Sustainable biomass production: A comparison between Gross Energy Requirement and Emergy Synthesis methods

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 959-970

  Franzese, Pier Paolo ^a   Rydberg, Törbjorn ^b   Russo, Giovanni Fulvio ^a   Ulgiati, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass; Emergy Synthesis; Energy analysis; Gross Energy Requirement

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; COMMERCIAL ENERGIES; COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONS; CONVERSION FACTORS; CORN PRODUCTIONS; CROPPING SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC RESOURCES; ECONOMIC SERVICES; EMBODIED ENERGIES; EMERGY SYNTHESIS; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GROSS ENERGY REQUIREMENT; HUMAN LABORS; PARALLEL APPLICATIONS; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SYNTHESIS METHODS; TIME FRAMES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMERGY; ENERGY USE; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

SALIX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 60849089893     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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