Overview of biomass and waste fuel resources for power production

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 79-92

  Easterly, James L ^a   Burnham, Margo ^a  

^a DynCorpMeridian   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AVAILABILITY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SULFUR;

ELECTRIC GENERATING CAPACITY; ENERGY CROPS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RURAL REVITALIZATION IMPACTS; WASTE FUEL RESOURCES;

BIOMASS;

EID: 0030499296     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0961-9534(95)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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