Assessing the potential for the uptake of on-farm anaerobic digestion for energy production in England

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2424-2430

  Tranter, R B ^a   Swinbank, A ^a   Jones, P J ^a   Banks, C J ^b   Salter, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Electricity generation; Farm businesses

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; DAIRY CATTLES; ECONOMIC RETURNS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENGLAND; FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION; NATIONAL LEVEL;

DAIRIES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; FARMS; SURVEYS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; FARM;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BOS; SUIDAE;

EID: 79953324112     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.01.065     Document Type: Article

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