Quantifying GWI of Wood Pellet Production in the Southern United States and Its Subsequent Utilization for Electricity Production in The Netherlands/Florida

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 180-192

  Dwivedi, Puneet ^a   Bailis, Robert ^a   Bush, Todd G ^b   Marinescu, Marian ^c  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Europe and Southern United States; Forest biomass; Global warming impact; Wood pellets

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EUROPE AND SOUTHERN UNITED STATES; FOREST BIOMASS; GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT; WOOD PELLETS;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING; WOOD;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; EUROPE; FOREIGN TRADE; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; PELLETING; PELLETS; USA; WOOD;

PINUS ELLIOTTII;

EID: 79960590758     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-010-9111-5     Document Type: Article

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