Cost benefit analysis of using clean energy supplies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of global automotive manufacturing

Energies

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1478-1494

  Zhai, Qiang ^a   Cao, Huajun ^b   Zhao, Xiang ^c   Yuan, Chris ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive manufacturing; Clean energy supply; Cost benefit analysis; Greenhouse gas emissions

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; FUEL CELLS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INVESTMENTS; MANUFACTURE; WIND POWER;

AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING; AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLIES; CLEAN ENERGY SYSTEMS; CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; FUEL CELL POWER SYSTEMS; GHG EMISSION MITIGATIONS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 80455164849     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en4101478     Document Type: Article

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