Evaluation of wood pellet application for residential heating in British Columbia based on a streamlined life cycle analysis

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 109-122

  Pa, Ann ^a   Bi, X T ^a   Sokhansanj, Shahab ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; Economic analysis; External costs; Life cycle analysis; Residential heating; Wood pellets

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CAPITAL INVESTMENT; DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS; EXTERNAL COSTS; GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES; HUMAN HEALTH; INCENTIVE PROGRAMS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS; NET PRESENT VALUE; PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RESIDENTIAL HEATING; SURVEY DATA; WOOD PELLET;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CHIMNEYS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; WOOD;

PELLETIZING;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEATING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WOOD;

COSTS; FUELS; HEATING; INVESTMENT; LIFE CYCLE; PELLETS; SEASONAL VARIATION; WOOD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 84872386682     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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