Biofuel excision and the viability of ethanol production in the Green Triangle, Australia

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1951-1957

  Rodriguez, Luis C ^a   May, Barrie ^a   Herr, Alexander ^a   Farine, Damien ^a   O'Connell, Deborah ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofuel excise; Biomass; Ethanol

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY SECURITY; ETHANOL INDUSTRY; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; OIL PRICES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SECOND GENERATION;

BIOMASS; COSTS; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; GASOLINE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PUMPS; TAXATION;

ETHANOL FUELS;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRICE DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79952316003     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.01.018     Document Type: Article

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