Comparison of biomass feedstock supply and demand in Northeast Italy

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3309-3317

  Emer, B ^a   Grigolato, S ^a   Lubello, D ^a   Cavalli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demand; GIS; Supply; Supply chain; Wood energy chain management

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; CABLE-CRANE; CENSUS DATA; DECISION MAKERS; DEMAND; DEMAND-SUPPLY BALANCES; FOREST BIOMASS; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HIGH QUALITY; LARGE-SCALE ANALYSIS; LOGGING OPERATIONS; LOGGING SYSTEM; MILL OPERATION; ROAD NETWORK; SMALL SCALE; SUPPLY; TIMBER HARVESTS; TREE SPECIES; WOOD ENERGY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; WOODY BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; BOILERS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ECONOMICS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; GIS; HEATING; LOGGING (TIMBER); PHYTOMASS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

ITALY;

GRUIDAE;

EID: 79960341253     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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