Economic analysis of woody biomass supply chain in Maine

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 96, Issue , 2017, Pages 38-49

  Whalley, Stephanie ^a   Klein, Sharon J W ^a   Benjamin, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass cost; Maine; Supply chain; Woody biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HARVESTING; PRODUCTIVITY; REFINING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BIOMASS SUPPLY CHAIN; MACHINE PRODUCTIVITY; MAINE; SPECIFIC PRODUCTIVITY; STAND CHARACTERISTICS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORT DISTANCES; WOODY BIOMASS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; COST ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; LANDOWNER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84995469787     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: 18732909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.10.015     Document Type: Article

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