Assessing the cost of biofuel production with increasing penetration of the transport fuel market: A case study of gaseous biomethane in Ireland

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4537-4547

  Browne, James ^a   Nizami, Abdul Sattar ^a   Thamsiriroj, T ^a   Murphy, Jerry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biogas; Biomethane; Grass silage; OFMSW

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOGAS; FOSSIL FUELS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMETHANE; GRASS SILAGES; LANDFILL DIRECTIVE; OFMSW; ORGANIC FEEDSTOCKS; ORGANIC FRACTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT;

COSTS;

EID: 81855173482     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.098     Document Type: Review

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