The districts of Lithuania with low heat demand density: A chance for the integration of straw biomass

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 3259-3269

  Raslavičius, Laurencas ^a   Narbutas, Laimonas ^a   Šlančiauskas, Anupras ^b   Džiugys, Algis ^b   Bazaras, Žilvinas ^c  

^a UAB Axis Technologies   (Lithuania)

^b LITHUANIAN ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Lithuania)

^c KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Agricultural waste; Biomass straw; District heating; Heat only boilers; Rural Lithuania

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY SOURCES; DECENTRALIZED ENERGY; ECONOMIC CONDITION; ENERGY INDUSTRY; ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES; HEAT DEMANDS; HEAT PRODUCTION; LITHUANIA; MULTI-BIOMASS; POLITICAL ISSUES; REMOTE RURAL AREAS; STRAW COMBUSTION; WOOD RESIDUES;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BOILERS; DISTRICT HEATING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RURAL AREAS;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84858729903     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.02.060     Document Type: Review

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