Economics of biomass energy utilization in combustion and gasification plants: Effects of logistic variables

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-51

  Caputo, Antonio C ^a   Palumbo, Mario ^a   Pelagagge, Pacifico M ^a   Scacchia, Federica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass energy; Combustion; Economic analysis; Gasification; Logistics.

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; LOGISTIC COSTS; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESSS; PLANT PROFITABILITY;

COMBUSTION; COSTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; GASIFICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; REDUCTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SCATTERING;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOMASS POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY PRODUCTION; GASIFICATION;

EID: 7444272569     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2004.04.009     Document Type: Article

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