Modelling farmer uptake of perennial energy crops in the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3567-3578

  Sherrington, Chris ^a   Moran, Dominic ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy crops; Farmer adoption

Indexed keywords

BARRIERS TO ADOPTION; COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH; DECISION MAKERS; ENERGY CROPS; GROSS MARGIN; LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODELS; MISCANTHUS; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE; TECHNICAL POTENTIAL;

DECISION MAKING; LINEARIZATION; PROFITABILITY;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BIOMASS; COPPICE; ENERGY CROP; INCOME; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERENNIAL PLANT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

MISCANTHUS; SALIX;

EID: 77952335505     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.02.034     Document Type: Article

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