Positive externalities of domestic biogas initiatives: Implications for financing

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1476-1484

  Srinivasan, Sunderasan ^a  

^a Verdurous Solutions Private Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Domestic biogas digesters; Function mapping; Microfinance; Positive externalities

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

DOMESTIC BIOGAS DIGESTERS; FUNCTION MAPPING; MICROFINANCE; POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES;

BIOGAS;

EID: 41749086208     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2007.01.004     Document Type: Review

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