Energy and CO2 analysis of poplar and maize crops for biomass production in north Italy

Marco Manzone and Angela Calvo

Renewable Energy, 2016, vol. 86, issue C, 675-681

Abstract: The rising price of fossil fuel and the increasing environmental concern encourage the use of biomasses as energy sources. Aim of this study was to compare two poplar SRC and vSRC (6 and 3 years rotation cycle) with an annual crop (maize), used for biomass production in north Italy.

Keywords: Energy; Poplar SRC; Maize; Biomass production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.08.047

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