Financial Analysis of the Cultivation of Short Rotation Woody Crops for Bioenergy in Belgium: Barriers and Opportunities

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 336-350

  El Kasmioui, Ouafik ^a   Ceulemans, Reinhart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioenergy crops; Economic analysis; Feasibility viability assessment; Poplar; Willow

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CROPS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; HARVESTERS; INVESTMENTS; PROFITABILITY; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

BIOENERGY CROPS; FEASIBILITY/VIABILITY ASSESSMENT; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; LONG-TERM INVESTMENT; POPLAR; SHORT-ROTATION WOODY CROPS; THE NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV); WILLOW;

COSTS;

POPULUS; SALIX;

EID: 84873719948     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-012-9262-7     Document Type: Article

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