Assessment of forest biomass for use as energy. GIS-based analysis of geographical availability and locations of wood-fired power plants in Portugal

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2551-2560

  Viana, H ^a   Cohen, Warren B ^b   Lopes, D ^c   Aranha, J ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass; Combined heat and power plant; Logging residues; Mapping; Power generation; Wood fuel

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; AVAILABILITY; BIOMASS; COGENERATION PLANTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FUELS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; POWER GENERATION; WOOD FUELS;

BIO-ENERGY; CAPACITY DEMANDS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PRODUCTION; ELECTRIC ENERGIES; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; LOGGING RESIDUES; NATIONAL POLICIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; COGENERATION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOREST PRODUCT; FUELWOOD; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GIS; LOGGING (TIMBER); PLANT RESIDUE; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

BIOMASS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER; LOGGING RESIDUES; MAPPING; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; WOOD;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 77953127215     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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