Scenario analysis for sustainable woody biomass energy businesses: The case study of a Japanese rural community

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 142, Issue , 2017, Pages 1471-1485

  Kishita, Yusuke ^a   Nakatsuka, Noriaki ^b   Akamatsu, Fumiteru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation; Energy business; Feed in tariff; Power generation; Scenario analysis; Woody biomass

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY SECURITY; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY BUSINESS; FEED-IN TARIFF; NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; WOODY BIOMASS;

BIOMASS;

EID: 85006488811     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.161     Document Type: Article

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