Technical and economic analysis of biogas production in Ireland utilising three different crop rotations

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-36

  Murphy, J D ^a   Power, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biogas; Crops; Energy production; Production costs; Rotation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; BIOGAS; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GASOLINE; ROTATION; SUGAR BEETS;

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ETHANOL SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION COST; REFERENCE VALUES; RENEWABLE FUELS; TRANSPORT MARKET;

CROPS;

BIOGAS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GAS PRODUCTION; POWER GENERATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 50349086232     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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