The potential and economics of bioenergy in Finland

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 927-945

  Peura, Pekka ^a   Hyttinen, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Energy self sufficiency; Renewable energy sources (RES); Sustainable energy management

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOGAS PLANTS; DEGREE OF ENERGY; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY SECTOR; ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY; FINLAND; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIALS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (RES); SEPARATE UNIT; SMALL SCALE POWER GENERATION; SOCIAL PROCESS; SPATIAL COVERAGE; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT; TIME FRAME; WIND AND SOLAR POWER;

BIOGAS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; NATURAL RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS; SMALL POWER PLANTS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 79954745784     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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