Biomass-fired power plant: The sustainability option

International Journal of Sustainable Energy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 179-193

  Afgan, Naim H ^a,b   Carvalho, Maria G ^b   Jovanovic, Marina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Biomass power plant; Decision making procedure; Economic; Environment; Sustainability assessment; Technology and social indicators

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOMASS POWER PLANT; ENERGY PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOMASS POWER; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 38949138571     PISSN: 14786451     EISSN: 1478646X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786450701550434     Document Type: Article

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