Biomass production from the U.S. forest and agriculture sectors in support of a renewable electricity standard

Energy Policy

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 64-74

  White, Eric M ^a   Latta, Greg ^a   Alig, Ralph J ^b   Skog, Kenneth E ^c   Adams, Darius M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest and agriculture; Land exchange; Renewable electricity standards

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE SECTORS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; GREENHOUSE GAS BALANCE; PRIMARY FEEDSTOCKS; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; BIOMASS; CROPS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENERGY POLICY; GREENHOUSE GASES;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STANDARD (REGULATION);

UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84877126300     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.029     Document Type: Article

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