Assessment of bioenergy potential in Sicily: A GIS-based support methodology

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-87

  Beccali, Marco ^a   Columba, Pietro ^a   D'Alberti, Vincenzo ^a   Franzitta, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assessing regional potential; Biofuel; Biomass; Geographical Information System

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; COMPETITION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSULATING MATERIALS; LAND USE; LITHOLOGY; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; MAPS; PELLETIZING; REGIONAL PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS; WASTE INCINERATION;

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; ARABLE CROPS; ASSESSING REGIONAL POTENTIAL; BIODIESEL PRODUCTIONS; BIOENERGY POTENTIALS; BIOFUEL PRODUCTIONS; COLLECTION SYSTEMS; DIGITAL MODELS; DIRECT COMBUSTIONS; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HARMONISATION; INDUSTRIAL USERS; OLIVE GROVES; RURAL DEVELOPMENTS; TERRITORIAL PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARABLE FARMING; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS BURNING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; GIS; LAND USE; REGIONAL PLANNING; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; VINEYARD; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 57149134972     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.04.019     Document Type: Article

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