Forest biomass supply chains in Ireland: A life cycle assessment of GHG emissions and primary energy balances

Applied Energy

Volumn 116, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Murphy, Fionnuala ^a   Devlin, Ger ^a   McDonnell, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Energy; Greenhouse gas (GHG); Ireland; Residues; Stumps; Woodchip

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENERGY BALANCE; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; SUPPLY CHAINS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ENERGY; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG); IRELAND; RESIDUES; STUMPS; WOOD CHIP;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

BIOMASS; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOREST PRODUCT; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POWER GENERATION; THINNING; WOOD;

BIOMASS; CHIPS; ENERGY; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; IRELAND; LIFE CYCLE; STUMPS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

IRELAND;

EID: 84889586015     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.11.041     Document Type: Article

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