Implementation policy considerations for achieving year-round operability of biodiesel programs

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 439-448

  Grasman, Scott E ^a   Sadashivam, Sundaresan ^b  

^a Rochester Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process; Biodiesel; Bioenergy utilization; Implementation policy; Renewable Energy Programs

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUEL EFFICIENCY; FUEL QUALITY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR; RECOMMENDED PRACTICE; RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; FLEET OPERATIONS; FUELS; MANAGEMENT;

BIODIESEL;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PRICING POLICY; PRIORITIZATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84857788286     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.01.047     Document Type: Article

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