A comprehensive energy and economic assessment of biofuels: When "green" is not enough

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-106

  Ulgiati, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass fuels; eMergy; Energy analysis; Renewable energy; Zero emissions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035116856     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20013591099191     Document Type: Review

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