DocumentCode
1476540
Title
Europe looks to North America´s forests to meet renewable energy goals
Author
Fairley, Peter
Volume
49
Issue
4
fYear
2012
fDate
4/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
14
Lastpage
16
Abstract
An energy export boom is sweeping U.S. forests. The trees are fast becoming a crucial energy supply for European power producers seeking to meet the European Union´s goal for renewable energy use and carbon emissions reductions. Blending in biomass to coal-fired power stations is an increasingly popular strategy to meet the European targets, which call for renewable sources to meet 20 percent of energy demand by 2020 and for a 20 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels.
Keywords
air pollution control; boilers; environmental economics; renewable energy sources; steam power stations; European Union; European power producers; North America forests; U.S. forests; biomass; carbon emission reduction; coal-fired power stations; greenhouse gas emissions; renewable energy supply;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2012.6172793
Filename
6172793
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