Biomass assessment and small scale biomass fired electricity generation in the Green Triangle, Australia

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2589-2599

  Rodriguez, Luis C ^a   May, Barrie ^a   Herr, Alexander ^a   O'Connell, Deborah ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Feedstock; Forest; Renewable energy certificates; Residue

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS ASSESSMENT; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BIOMASS RESOURCES; COAL-FIRED ELECTRICITY; COST OF ELECTRICITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY SECURITY; FOREST; GHG EMISSION; MAJOR FACTORS; MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; RESIDUE; SMALL SCALE;

BIOMASS; COAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ELECTRICITY; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

BIOMASS; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

AGRICULTURE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; COAL; COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; RESIDUES;

AUSTRALIA; MOUNT GAMBIER; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79958116109     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.02.030     Document Type: Article

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