The limits of modelling. Experiences with bioenergy in practice - Could models have predicted this outcome?

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 331-340

  Roos, A ^a   Rakos, C ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Linke Wienzeile 18 A 1060   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomass energy; Energy modelling; Energy policy; Socioeconomics

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BIOENERGY; ENERGY MODELLING; HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS POWER; ENERGY RESOURCE; METHODOLOGY; MODELING;

EID: 0034007577     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(99)00097-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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