Optimization of bioenergy yield from cultivated land in Denmark

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1348-1362

  Callesen, Ingeborg ^a   Grohnheit, Poul Erik ^a   Østergård, Hanne ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioenergy supply; Biomass feedstock; Cost minimization model; Landuse; Linear programming; Nitrogen load

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; BIO-ENERGY; BIO-WASTE; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; BIOMASS SUPPLY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COST DATA; COST MINIMIZATION; COST MINIMIZATION MODEL; CULTIVATED LANDS; DENMARK; ELECTRIC POWER; FEED SUPPLY; FINAL ENERGY; GROUND WATER PROTECTION; LAND RESOURCES; LAND-USE CHANGE; MULTIPLE USE; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROGEN LOADS; OIL PRICES; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SHORT ROTATION; SIMPLE MODEL; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; WOODY BIOMASS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CROPS; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; GAS INDUSTRY; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TIMBER;

COSTS;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; ARABLE LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; ENERGY CROP; ESTHETICS; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; LAND USE CHANGE; LINEAR PROGRAMING; NITROGEN CYCLE; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTATION FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; COSTS; ETHANOL; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; GROUND WATER; LAND USE; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; SUGAR;

DENMARK;

SALIX;

EID: 77954860171     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.04.020     Document Type: Article

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