Increasing biomass based power generation in the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2087-2099

  Thornley, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Policy framework; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; POWER GENERATION;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS BASED POWER GENERATION; POLICY FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLES BASED POWER GENERATION;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS POWER; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646736757     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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