The life cycle assessment of alternative fuel chains for urban buses and trolleybuses

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 98-103

  Kliucininkas, L ^a   Matulevicius, J ^a   Martuzevicius, D ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel chains; Bus; Life cycle analysis; Trolleybus; Weighted damage

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; FUEL;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMASS POWER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LITHUANIA; MODERN TIMES; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TROLLEYBUS; URBAN BUS;

KAUNAS; LITHUANIA;

EID: 84857841725     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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