Electricity generation from solid biomass via co-combustion with coal. Energy and emission balances from a German case study

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 397-406

  Hartmann, D ^a   Kaltschmitt, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; COAL; GERMANY; LIFE CYCLE;

ANTHRACITE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COAL COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; LIFE CYCLE; STRAW; WOOD WASTES;

BIOFUELS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS (LCA);

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS POWER; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION;

GERMANY;

EID: 0032979885     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(99)00017-3     Document Type: Article

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