Life-cycle energy and emission analysis of power generation from forest biomass

Applied Energy

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 246-253

  Thakur, Amit ^a   Canter, Christina E ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy input output ratio; Forest biomass bundling; Forest biomass chipping; GHG emissions; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTRY; LANDING; LIFE CYCLE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; POWER PLANTS; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ENERGY AND EMISSIONS; FOREST BIOMASS; FOREST RESIDUE; GHG EMISSION; INPUT-OUTPUT RATIO; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIFE-CYCLE GHG EMISSIONS; POWER PLANT SIZES;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

BIOMASS POWER; EMISSION INVENTORY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MOISTURE CONTENT; PLANT RESIDUE; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EVALUATION; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; POWER PLANTS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84900800861     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.04.085     Document Type: Article

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