Methane as an energy source for the 21st century

International Journal of Global Energy Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 6-22

  Nakićenović, Nebojša ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Climate change; Combined cycle turbines; Decarbonisation; Energy scenarios; Gas turbines; Methane; Methane hydrates; Natural gas; Natural gas reserves and resources

Indexed keywords

COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; DECARBONIZATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY; GLOBAL PRIMARY ENERGY; NATURAL GAS RESERVES; QUALITY OF ENERGY SERVICES;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 0036432737     PISSN: 09547118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2002.000950     Document Type: Article

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