Emerging bio-ethanol projects in Nigeria: Their opportunities and challenges

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 7161-7168

  Ohimain, Elijah I ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biofuel policy; Cassava; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; CASSAVA; DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION; DOMESTIC PRODUCTION; ENERGY SECURITY; FUEL GRADE ETHANOL; NEW PROJECTS; NIGERIA; NIGERIANS; PLANNING PHASE; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE;

BIOETHANOL; ECONOMICS; ETHANOL; INVESTMENTS; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PETROLEUM REFINING;

ENERGY POLICY;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CASSAVA; ENERGY POLICY; ETHANOL; INVESTMENT; SUGAR CANE;

NIGERIA;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 77957316038     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.07.038     Document Type: Article

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