Economic evaluation of introduction of poplar as biomass crop in Italy

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 775-780

  Testa, Riccardo ^a   Di Trapani, Anna Maria ^a   Foderà, Mario ^a   Sgroi, Filippo ^a   Tudisca, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Annual gross margin; CAP subsidy; Durum wheat; Farm; Market value; Short Rotation Coppice

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCE; COMPETITION; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMS; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES;

CAP SUBSIDY; DURUM WHEATS; GROSS MARGIN; MARKET VALUES; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84905018583     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.054     Document Type: Review

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