The fuel cycles of electricity generation: A comparison of land use

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1041, Issue , 2008, Pages 165-171

  Hyung, Chul Kim ^a   Fthenakis, Vasilis ^a,b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL FUELS; CONVENTIONAL FUELS; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION; FUEL CYCLES; LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RENEWABLE FUELS; RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES; STORAGE SYSTEMS;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; COAL; COAL GAS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUELS; FUSION REACTIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; LAND USE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIFE CYCLE; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WIND POWER;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 52349109381     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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