Steam-treated wood pellets: environmental and financial implications relative to fossil fuels and conventional pellets for electricity generation

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Steam-treated wood pellets: environmental and financial implications relative to fossil fuels and conventional pellets for electricity generation

Steam-treated pellets can help to address technical barriers that limit the uptake of pellets as a fuel for electricity generation, but there is limited understanding of the cost and environmental impacts of their production and use. This study investigates life cycle environmental (greenhouse gas (...

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Main Authors:	McKechnie, Jon, Saville, Brad, MacLean, Heather L.
Format:	Article
Published:	Elsevier 2016
Subjects:	Wood pellets; Electricity generation; Life cycle assessment; Techno-economic analysis; Canada
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36942/

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