Carbon capture and storage from fossil fuels and biomass - Costs and potential role in stabilizing the atmosphere

Climatic Change

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 47-79

  Azar, Christian ^a   Lindgren, Kristian ^a   Larson, Eric ^b   Möllersten, Kenneth ^c  

^a Chalmers ^*  (Sweden)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COSTS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRICITY; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL STORAGE;

CARBON CAPTURE; NEUTRAL ENERGY; STABILISATION TARGETS; STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES; TRANSPORTATION MODELS;

CARBON;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOSSIL FUEL; HEAT PRODUCTION;

EID: 33646819015     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-005-3484-7     Document Type: Review

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