Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuel demand and solar energy conversion efficiency in European bioethanol production for automotive purposes

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 1806-1812

  Reijnders, L ^a   Huijbregts, M A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(Bio)ethanol; Agricultural practices; Automotive power; Fossil fuels; Greenhouse gases

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; SOLAR ENERGY;

(BIO)ETHANOL; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; AUTOMOTIVE POWER;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34547677922     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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