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Book: Sustainable Energy, Si Edition, 2nd Edition by Richard A. Dunlop

Chapter 16 - Problem 1.

How many tonnes of wood per day would be needed for a wood-fired generating station that produces 1,000MW continously (typical of a coal-fired facility) at 35% efficiency?

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