Potentials and feasibility assessment of small scale CHP plants fired by energy crops in Puglia region (Italy)

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-359

  Pantaleo, A ^a   Pellerano, A ^a   Carone, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGENERATION PLANTS; EARNINGS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT; FINANCIAL APPRAISAL; HERBACEOUS ENERGY CROPS; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY;

CROPS;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA CARINATA; CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 60349094634     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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