Economic scales for first-generation biomass-gasifier/gas turbine combined cycles fueled from energy plantations

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 285-290

  Larson, E D ^a   Marrison, C I ^a,b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b Wyman and Company   (United States)

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EID: 0001383010     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2815572     Document Type: Article

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