The current bioenergy production potential of semi-arid and arid regions in sub-Saharan Africa

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2773-2786

  Wicke, Birka ^a   Smeets, Edward ^a   Watson, Helen ^b   Faaij, André ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arid; Bioenergy; Economics; Potential; Semi arid; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ARID; BIO-ENERGY; POTENTIAL; SEMI-ARID; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BIODIVERSITY; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ETHANOL; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ARID REGIONS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARID REGION; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; ETHANOL; FUELWOOD; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DETERMINATION; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETABLE OIL;

BOTSWANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

JATROPHA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 79958158207     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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