Assessing the environmental performance and sustainability of bioenergy production in Sweden: A life cycle assessment perspective

Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-78

  Buonocore, Elvira ^a   Franzese, Pier Paolo ^a   Ulgiati, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; CHP; LCA; Sustainability; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIO-ENERGY; CHP; CHP PLANT; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANTS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CROPS; FOOD DEMAND; FULL INTEGRATION; GLOBAL ENERGY; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIGNOCELLULOSIC SUBSTRATES; PRODUCTION CHAIN; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY; PRODUCTION PATTERNS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SWEDEN; WOOD BIOMASS; ZERO EMISSION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; BIOMASS POWER; CELLULOSE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIGNIN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER PLANT; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

SWEDEN;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS; SALIX;

EID: 82955193423     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.07.032     Document Type: Article

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