Environmental and economic assessment of international ethanol trade options for the German transport sector

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 20-30

  Cardoso, Ricardo Sales ^a   Özdemir, Enver Doruk ^a   Eltrop, Ludger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brazilian ethanol; Energy balance; Ethanol import; Ethanol transport; Sugarcane ethanol

Indexed keywords

ANHYDROUS ETHANOL; CORN-ETHANOL; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY RATIO; FINAL COSTS; FOSSIL ENERGY; FUEL ETHANOL; GERMANY; GHG EMISSION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUGAR BEETS; SUGARS;

ETHANOL;

BIOMASS POWER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUGAR BEET; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; WHEAT;

BRAZIL; FRANCE; GERMANY; UNITED STATES;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84355161448     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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