Examining the potential for liquid biofuels production and usage in Ghana

Energy Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 444-451

  Afrane, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Cassava starch; Liquid biofuels; Palm oil

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GASOLINE; LIQUIDS; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SHALE; OIL SPILLS; PALM OIL; PLANTS (BOTANY); WELL STIMULATION;

CASSAVA STARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS; GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS; IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES; LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; LIQUID BIOFUELS; MATERIAL AVAILABILITY; OIL PRODUCING REGIONS;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; OIL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM;

GHANA;

JATROPHA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84855741513     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.10.036     Document Type: Article

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