Wood pellet market and trade: A global perspective

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-42

  Goh, Chun Sheng ^a   Junginger, Martin ^a   Cocchi, Maurizio ^b   Marchal, Didier ^c   Thrän, Daniela ^d   Hennig, Christiane ^e   Heinimö, Jussi ^f   Nikolaisen, Lars ^g   Schouwenberg, Peter Paul ^h   Bradley, Douglas ⁱ   Hess, Richard ^j   Jacobson, Jacob ^j   Ovard, Leslie ^j   Deutmeyer, Michael ^k  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WIP Renewable Energies   (Germany)

^c WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^e DBFZ DEUTSCHES BIOMASSEFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEMEINNÜTZIGE GMBH   (Germany)

^f LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^g DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^h RWE Essent ^*  (Netherlands)

ⁱ Climate Change Solutions   (Canada)

^j IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^k Green Carbon Group   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Global perspective; Market; Trade; Wood pellet

Indexed keywords

CO-FIRING; COAL BASED POWER PLANTS; DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION; EAST ASIA; END-USES; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GLOBAL PRODUCTION; HEATING SYSTEM; LATIN AMERICA; MARKET; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; MARKET FACTORS; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; RESIDENTIAL HEATING; SUPPLY POTENTIAL; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; WOOD INDUSTRY; WOOD PELLET;

DISTRICT HEATING; PELLETIZING; POWER PLANTS; WOOD;

COMMERCE;

COMMERCE; HEATING; MARKET RESEARCH; NORTH AMERICA; PELLETING; PELLETS; POWER PLANTS; WOOD;

EID: 84872592143     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1366     Document Type: Article

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