Self-sufficiency of motor fuels on organic farms - Evaluation of systems based on fuels produced in industrial-scale plants

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 704-714

  Hansson, P A ^a   Baky, A ^b   Ahlgren, S ^a   Bernesson, S ^a   Nordberg, A ^b   Noren O ^b   Pettersson, O ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (JTI)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biogas; Ethanol; Life cycle perspective; Organic farming; RME

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE; BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; GAS PRODUCTION; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANT PRODUCT; SELF SUFFICIENCY;

BRASSICA NAPUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34249323398     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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