Life cycle assessment of woody biomass energy utilization: Case study in Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Energy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 944-951

  Tabata, Tomohiro ^a   Okuda, Takaaki ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Economic ripple effect; Energy recovery; Life cycle inventory; Municipal solid waste; Wood pellet; Woody biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE INCINERATION; WOOD;

ENERGY RECOVERY; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; RIPPLE EFFECTS; WOOD PELLET; WOODY BIOMASS;

PELLETIZING;

BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PETROLEUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

BIOMASS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; PELLETING; PELLETS; SOLID WASTES; WOOD;

CHUBU; GIFU; HONSHU; JAPAN;

EID: 84865406875     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.06.064     Document Type: Article

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