Optimal combinable and dedicated energy crop scenarios for marginal land

Applied Energy

Volumn 147, Issue , 2015, Pages 82-91

  Glithero, N J ^a   Wilson, P ^a   Ramsden, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cropping patterns; Farm systems; Marginal land; Miscanthus; Modelling; SRC willow

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; MACHINERY; MODELS; PURCHASING;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; BIOENERGY PRODUCTIONS; BIOMASS ENERGY SOURCES; CROPPING PATTERNS; MARGINAL LANDS; MISCANTHUS; SRC WILLOW; WINTER WHEAT YIELDS;

CROPS;

ABANDONED LAND; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CROP YIELD; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY USE; FARMING SYSTEM; MONOCOTYLEDON; WHEAT;

MISCANTHUS; SALIX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84924785972     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.119     Document Type: Article

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