Life cycle impacts of waste wood biomass heating systems: A case study of three UK based systems

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4064-4070

  McManus, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass; Heating; Life cycle assessment; Renewable energy; Waste wood

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; BOILERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; WOOD;

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS HEATING SYSTEMS; EMISSION LEVEL; EMISSIONS LEGISLATION; ENERGY PAYBACK; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENGLAND; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SMALL SCALE; TRANSPORT FUEL; WASTE WOOD; WASTE-WOOD BIOMASS;

LIFE CYCLE;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS BURNING; BIOMASS POWER; EMISSION CONTROL; FUELWOOD; HEATING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SMOG; SUSTAINABILITY; WOOD;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; BOILERS; ENGLAND; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; WOOD;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77956177084     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.06.014     Document Type: Article

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