Environmental performance of gasified willow from different lands including land-use changes

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 756-769

  Saez de Bikuña, Koldo ^a   Hauschild, Michael Zwicky ^a   Pilegaard, Kim ^a   Ibrom, Andreas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

biochar; bioenergy; gasification; iLUC; LCA; marginal land; SRC willow

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COGENERATION PLANTS; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FARMS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; SOILS;

BIO CHARS; BIO-ENERGY; ILUC; MARGINAL LANDS; SRC WILLOW;

LAND USE;

BIOCHAR; BIOENERGY; COPPICE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENERGY CROP; FUELWOOD; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

DENMARK;

EID: 84994358596     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12378     Document Type: Article

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