Overview of biomass conversion and generation technologies

Proceedings of the Universities Power Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Loeser, Mathias ^a   Redfern, Miles Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Decentralised generation; Micro scale applications; Stand alone systems

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS PROCESSING; COMMERCIALISATION; CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY; DECENTRALISED; DECENTRALISED GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY SOURCE; ENERGY SUPPLIES; GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES; INTERMEDIATE ENERGIES; LOW ENERGIES; MICRO TURBINE; MICRO-SCALE APPLICATIONS; SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS; STAGE-UP; STAND-ALONE-SYSTEMS; TOTAL ENERGY; TRANSPORT COSTS; WET AND DRY; WORLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCONVERSION; COMBUSTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FEEDSTOCKS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; STIRLING ENGINES; TECHNOLOGY; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

BIOMASS;

EID: 68949201612     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651566     Document Type: Conference Paper

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