| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 330 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Routledge explorations in environmental economics ; 12 |
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Routledge explorations in environmental economics ; 12.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Barry D. Solomon and Nicholas H. Johnson -- Market analysis and considerations for renewable energy technologies / Dana M. Johnson -- From grain to cellulosic ethanol : history, economics and policy / Barry D. Solomon, Justin R. Barnes, and Kathleen E. Halvorsen -- Resource assessment, economics, and technology for collection and harvesting / Erin G. Wilkerson and Robert D. Perlack -- An integrated supply system for forest biomass / Timothy L. Jenkins and John W. Sutherland -- Application of biomass-derived fuels for internal combustion engines with a focus on transportation / Jeffrey D. Naber and Jeremy J. Worm -- Bioenergy, biomass, and biodiversity / David J. Flaspohler, Christopher R. Webster, and Robert E. Froese -- A review of life cycle assessment studies on renewable energy derived from forest resources / Qiong Zhang, Kaitlin R. Goldstein and James R. Mihelic -- Using a systems approach to improve bioenergy sustainability assessment / Valerie A. Luzadis, Timothy A. Volk and Thomas S. Buchholz -- Cost and financial feasibility of two biomass power technologies / Dana M. Johnson, James H. Whitmarsh and Jillian R. Waterstraut -- Willow biomass production for bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts in New York / Timothy A. Volk and Valerie A. Luzadis -- Woody biomass feedstock availability, production costs, and implications for bioenergy conversion in Mississippi / Donald L. Grebner [and others] -- Regional economic impacts of cellulosic ethanol development in the North Central states / Barry D. Solomon -- Wood methanol as a renewable energy source in the western United States / Daniel J. Vogt [and others] |
| Summary |
The purpose of this book is to assess the technical, economic and ecologic ability of US forests to meet future US energy needs, especially for transportation fuels and electric power, along with detailed case studies from several US regions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Biomass energy industries -- United States
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Forest products industry -- United States
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Renewable energy sources -- United States
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Forests and forestry -- Economic aspects -- United States
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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Energies renouvelables.
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Biomasse.
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Produits forestiers.
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Aspects économiques.
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Biomass energy industries
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Forest products industry
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Forests and forestry -- Economic aspects
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Renewable energy sources
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Erneuerbare Energien
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Forstwirtschaft
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Biomasse
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Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
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United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Solomon, Barry D. (Barry David), 1955-
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Luzadis, Valerie A.
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| ISBN |
9780203888421 |
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0203888421 |
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