A model for evaluating the economic feasibility of small-scale biodiesel production systems for on-farm fuel usage

Renewable Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 483-489

  Pienaar, Johan ^a   Brent, Alan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Bioenergy; Biofuel; Economic feasibility; Farming; Financial model

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CULTIVATED LANDS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; FARMING; FINANCIAL MODELS; OPTIMISATIONS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; RESEARCH STUDIES; SMALL-SCALE FACILITIES;

BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; FARMS; FUELS; PRODUCTION; PROFITABILITY; RESEARCH;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; PREDICTION; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

AFRICA;

EID: 80053231998     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.08.048     Document Type: Article

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