Feasibility of husk-fuelled steam engines as prime mover of grid-connected generators under the Thai very small renewable energy power producer (VSPP) program

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 266-274

  Sookkumnerd, Chanoknun ^a   Ito, Nobutaka ^a   Kito, Koji ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomass energy; Feasibility study; Rice husk; Rice mill; Steam engine

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; MILLING (MACHINING); RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STEAM ENGINES;

ENERGY SAVING TECHNOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; RICE HUSK; RICE MILLS;

AGRICULTURE;

BIOMASS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; RICE; STEAM;

EID: 56949106268     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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