Opportunities for small scale biomass-electricity systems in Kenya

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-255

  Senelwa, Kingiri ^a   Sims, Ralph E H ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomass electricity systems; Fuelwood; Gasification; Kenya; Rural energy

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY PRODUCTION; GAS; KENYA; WOOD;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FORESTRY; GASIFICATION; KILNS; SAWMILLS; WOOD FUELS;

BIOMASS-ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS; RURAL ENERGY;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

KENYA;

EID: 0032788519     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(99)00031-8     Document Type: Article

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