Economics of trigeneration in a kraft pulp mill for enhanced energy efficiency and reduced GHG emissions

Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 474-481

  Costa, Andrea ^a   Paris, Jean ^a   Towers, Michael ^b   Browne, Thomas ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorption; Cogeneration; Economic assessment; Green power; Greenhouse gas emissions; Heat pump; Heat recovery; Kraft pulping; Pinch analysis; Trigeneration

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

COGENERATION; GREEN POWER; PINCH ANALYSIS; TRIGENERATION;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ABSORPTION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GAS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 33845743824     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2006.07.030     Document Type: Article

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