Virginia's woody biomass market: Opportunities and implications

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 67-72

  Conrad, Joseph L ^a   Bolding, M Chad ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest products industry; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; COSTS; POWER MARKETS; RAW MATERIALS; SAWMILLS; WOOD;

CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY; FOREST INDUSTRY; FOREST-PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; PULPWOOD PRICES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; WOOD TO ENERGIES; WOODY BIOMASS;

FORESTRY;

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; RAW MATERIALS; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; SAW MILLS; WOOD;

EID: 79955670852     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/35.2.67     Document Type: Article

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