Recent interest in biomass supply chain management has stimulated research efforts in the
industry and academic communities. Techno-economic modeling and optimization efforts …

This paper provides a literature review of articles on the primary forest fuel supply chain
which have been published in English speaking peer-reviewed journals from 1989 to 2011 …

Biomass availability and transportation are major challenges in establishing a large-scale
biorefinery. The objective of this study was to assess the delivery cost of different …

This study provides a state-of-the art overview of forest biomass harvesting technologies and
supply chains used in North America, Europe and the Southern Hemisphere. The …

An extended Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is performed for evaluating the impacts of a
woody biomass supply chain for heating plants in the alpine region. Three main aspects of …

Fossil fuels have been the major source of electricity supply in the United States of America
(USA) for many decades. While a significant shift has occurred from coal-dominated supply …

Wood chips from logging residues are a renewable solid fuel that has become widely used
in the energy sector. The current work presents a review of European papers on various …

Abstract Purpose of Review Integrated harvesting (ie, the combined harvesting of
roundwood and residues) has a large potential for replication, since all operations produce …

Environmental assessment needs of Decision Support Systems (DSSs) able to consider
several aspects in a unique analysis framework. The complexity of interaction among …

The Portuguese government's new strategy is based on the predicted increase in the
country's installed electricity capacity through the use of biomass residues, including forest …