Modelling supply and demand of bioenergy from short rotation coppice and Miscanthus in the UK

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 8132-8143

  Bauen, A W ^a   Dunnett, A J ^a   Richter, G M ^b   Dailey, A G ^b   Aylott, M ^c   Casella, E ^d   Taylor, G ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass; Energy crops; Miscanthus; Short rotation coppice

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIO-MASS ENERGY; CO-FIRING; COST CURVES; ENERGY CROPS; ENGLAND; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; MISCANTHUS; POTENTIAL RESOURCES; PRIMARY ENERGIES; PRODUCTION COST; PRODUCTIVITY MODEL; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE; SHORT TERM; SPATIAL RESOURCES; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; TRANSPORT FUEL; YIELD MAPS;

BIOMASS; ECONOMICS; ROTATION;

CROPS;

LIGNOCELLULOSE; LIGNIN;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY RESOURCE; MONOCOTYLEDON; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SHRUB;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; BIOMASS SUPPORT; CLIMATE; COPPICE; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAND USE; MISCANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOIL; UNITED KINGDOM; WILLOW; AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CROP; ECONOMICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; POACEAE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

AGRICULTURE; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOMASS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GREAT BRITAIN; LIGNIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POACEAE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

MISCANTHUS; SALIX;

EID: 77954532718     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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