The interface of the energy and forest sectors--Potential players in the bioenergy business

Satu Pätäri, Kaisu Puumalainen, Ari Jantunen and Jaana Sandstrüm

International Journal of Production Economics, 2011, vol. 131, issue 1, 322-332

Abstract: The upcoming bioenergy business area opens up promising opportunities for the traditional energy and forest sectors. This has motivated us to study existing and potential bioenergy actors that could take up this unique opportunity and develop new business around the "green gold" of the forest. Light is shed on the interface between the energy and forest sectors through a comparison of the most focal bioenergy actors with traditional forest and energy companies. The analytical methods used include both parametric and nonparametric analysis of variance, and cluster analysis. The result is a better understanding of the players that have the potential to capitalize on the emerging business.

Keywords: Bioenergy; Strategic; groups; Forest; industry; Energy; industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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