Environmental-impact assessment for the proposed oil-shale integrated tri-generation plant

Applied Energy

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-209

  Jaber, J O ^a   Probert, S D ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND USE; OIL SHALE PROCESSING; POWER PLANTS; SOLID WASTES; SYNTHETIC FUELS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

OIL SHALE INTEGRATED TRIGENERATION PLANT; SOLID WASTE HANDLING;

OIL SHALE;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; OIL SHALE;

JORDAN;

EID: 0033054244     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(99)00006-9     Document Type: Article

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