Biomass availability in eastern Ontario for bioenergy and wood pellet initiatives

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-41

  Levin, Rachele ^a   Krigstin, Sally ^a   Wetzel, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Eastern Ontario; Pellets; Sawmill residue; Wood biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING; SAWING; SAWMILLS; TIMBER; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS AVAILABILITY; FOREST INDUSTRY; ONTARIO; RESIDUE PRODUCTION; RURAL ECONOMY; WOOD BIOMASS;

WOOD;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; FOREST PRODUCT; FOREST RESOURCE; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; INCENTIVE; WOOD QUALITY;

BIOMASS; ONTARIO; PELLETING; PELLETS; PULP WOOD; SAW MILL RESIDUES; SAWING; SURVEYS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 79951690737     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc87033-1     Document Type: Article

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