Murphy, Fionnuala; Devlin, Ger; McDonnell, Kevin - In: Applied Energy 116 (2014) C, pp. 1-8
The demand for wood for energy production in Ireland is predicted to double from 1.5 millionm3 over bark (OB) in 2011 to 3 millionm3 OB by 2020. There is a large potential for additional biomass recovery for energetic purposes from both thinning forest stands and by harvesting of tops and...