A review of biomass integrated-gasifier/gas turbine combined cycle technology and its application in sugarcane industries, with an analysis for Cuba

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 54-76

  Larson, Eric D ^a   Williams, Robert H ^a   Leal, M Regis L V ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centro de Tecnologia Copersucar   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; INVESTMENTS; MOLASSES; PLANTS (BOTANY); STEAM TURBINES;

CAPITAL INVESTMENT; COGENERATION SYSTEMS; COMBINED CYCLE TECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PROJECTS; COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; PER CAPITA PRODUCTION; POTENTIAL IMPACTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0002414916     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(09)60021-1     Document Type: Article

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