Feasibility study of a Great Lakes bioenergy system

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1087-1094

  Hacatoglu, Kevork ^a   McLellan, P James ^a   Layzell, David B ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Energy systems analysis; Gasification; Great Lakes; Transportation

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIO-ENERGY SYSTEMS; CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS; COAL-FIRED ELECTRICITY; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DIESEL CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FIBRE PRODUCTION; GREAT LAKES; LAND AREAS; LIFE-CYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; LOW-CARBON; MARKET PRICE; ONTARIO; PRODUCTION COST; RAILWAY LINE; TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS;

GAS EMISSIONS; GASIFICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

LAKES;

CARBON; COAL; DIESEL FUEL; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; BIOMASS POWER; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; DIESEL; ENERGY MARKET; GREENHOUSE GAS; POWER GENERATION; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOSSIL FUELS; GREAT LAKES REGION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; TRANSPORTATION; TREES;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY;

EID: 78650684285     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.08.063     Document Type: Article

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