The Impact of Field Size on the Environment and Energy Crop Production Efficiency for a Sustainable Indigenous Bioenergy Supply Chain in the Republic of Ireland

This paper investigates, using the GIS platform, the potential impacts of meeting national bioenergy targets using only indigenous sources of feedstock on the habitats and carbon stores that exist within Ireland’s field boundaries. A survey of the Republic of Irelands field was conducted in order to...

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Main Authors: Rory Deverell, Kevin McDonnell, Ger Devlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-11-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/1/4/994/