Potential of distributed wood-based biopower systems serving basic electricity needs in rural Uganda

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-61

  Buchholz, Thomas ^a   Da Silva, Izael ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Distributed electricity; Electricity costs; Fuelwood; Gasification; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GASIFICATION; LAND USE; REGIONAL PLANNING; RURAL AREAS; SUPPLY CHAINS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ELECTRICAL CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRICITY COSTS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ELECTRICITY SERVICE; FUELWOOD; HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SUSTAINABLE FUELWOOD SUPPLIES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; FUELWOOD; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

UGANDA;

EID: 76749138377     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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