A criterion for selecting renewable energy processes

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 798-804

  Searcy, Erin ^a   Flynn, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BIGCC; Biomass; Carbon credit; Ethanol; Fischer Tropsch; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS INTEGRATED GASIFICATION; CARBON CREDITS; COMBINED CYCLE; DIRECT COMBUSTION; ELECTRICAL POWER; END-USES; ENERGY FORMS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FISCHER TROPSCH; INCREMENTAL COST; OIL PRICES; RELATIVE VALUE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANTS; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; SMOKE;

ETHANOL;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON BALANCE; COMBUSTION; ELECTRICAL POWER; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; MAIZE; OIL TRADE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRAW;

EID: 77951090422     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.01.023     Document Type: Article

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