Feasibility study of a Great Lakes bioenergy system

• Published in: Bioresource technology Vol. 102; no. 2; pp. 1087 - 1094
• Main Authors: Hacatoglu, Kevork, McLellan, P. James, Layzell, David B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 2011; [New York, NY]: Elsevier Ltd; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agriculture; Air pollution; Bioenergy; Biofuel production; Biofuels - analysis; Biofuels - economics; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass; Biotechnology; Carbon - economics; Climate change; Crops, Agricultural - growth & development; Delivery systems; Diesel; Diesel fuels; Electric power generation; Energy; Energy systems analysis; Feasibility Studies; Fossil Fuels; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gasification; Great Lakes; Great Lakes Region; Greenhouse Effect; Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects; Lakes; Markets; Transportation; Transportation - economics; Trees; Great Lakes Region; Energy systems analysis; Bioenergy; Gasification; Transportation; Great Lakes; Energy analysis; Lakes; Feasibility; System analysis

A bioenergy production and delivery system built around the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway (GLSLS) transportation corridor was assessed for its ability to mitigate energy security and climate change risks. The land area within 100 km of the GLSLS and associated railway lines was estimated to be cap...