Environmental assessment of two pathways towards the use of biofuels in shipping

Energy Policy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 451-463

  Bengtsson, Selma ^a   Fridell, Erik ^a,b   Andersson, Karin ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Life cycle assessment; Shipping

Indexed keywords

CYCLE PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FERRY SERVICES; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; GOODS TRANSPORTATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PRIMARY ENERGY USE; SHIPPING INDUSTRY;

BIOGAS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FERRY BOATS; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; GAS OILS; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SHIPPING;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84858281843     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.02.030     Document Type: Article

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