Evaluating loblolly pine bioenergy development potential using AHP integrated weighted overlay and network optimization in Virginia, USA

Business & Economics

• Network Optimization 100%
• Bioenergy 89%
• Integrated 40%
• United States of America 27%
• Stakeholders 21%
• Moisture Content 18%
• Land Quality 17%
• Sourcing 16%
• Site Selection 15%
• Forest Industry 14%
• Regional Growth 13%
• Biomass 13%
• Outreach 12%
• Policy Intervention 12%
• Economic Growth 12%
• Transportation Costs 12%
• Proliferation 11%
• Growth Model 11%
• Energy 8%
• Industry 4%

Agriculture & Biology

• Pinus taeda 80%
• bioenergy 75%
• stakeholders 37%
• feedstocks 31%
• planting 17%
• burners 15%
• outreach 15%
• landowners 15%
• state forests 15%
• forest industries 15%
• economic development 13%
• growth models 12%
• Pinus 9%
• water content 8%
• industry 7%
• biomass 7%
• energy 6%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• bioenergy 76%
• pine 59%
• stakeholder 27%
• planting 22%
• forest industry 15%
• state forest 15%
• policy 13%
• landowner 13%
• site selection 12%
• economic growth 11%
• moisture content 9%
• biomass 6%
• industry 6%
• land 6%
• cost 5%
• energy 5%
• analysis 3%