Regional assessment of woody biomass physical availability as an energy feedstock for combined combustion in the US northern region

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 138-148

  Goerndt, Michael E ^a   Aguilar, Francisco X ^a   Miles, Patrick ^b   Shifley, Stephen ^c   Song, Nianfu ^a   Stelzer, Hank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Northern Research Station   (United States)

^c Northern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Co combustion; Renewable energy; US forest inventory and analysis; Woody biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS SUPPLY; CO-FIRING; COAL-FIRED ELECTRICITY; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COCOMBUSTION; CONCENTRIC CIRCLES; ELECTRIC ENERGIES; ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION; ELECTRIC GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PLANTS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; FOREST CONSERVATION; FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS; NORTHERN REGIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD; WOODY BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; CONSERVATION; ELECTRICITY; FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS;

FORESTRY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY USE; FOREST INVENTORY; FOSSIL FUEL; NATURE CONSERVATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WOOD;

BIOMASS; COAL; COMBUSTION; CONSERVATION; ELECTRICITY; FOSSIL FUELS; POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; WOOD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860147887     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/jof.10-095     Document Type: Article

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