Optimal localisation of biofuel production on a European scale

Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 462-472

  Wetterlund, Elisabeth ^a,b   Leduc, Sylvain ^b   Dotzauer, Erik ^c   Kindermann, Georg ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^c MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biofuels; Energy policy; Energy system optimisation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TAXATION;

BIO-ENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CAPITAL COSTS; CURRENT ENERGY; EMISSION MITIGATION; ENERGY SYSTEMS; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; LOCALISATION; OPTIMISATION MODELS; OPTIMISATIONS; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SECOND GENERATION; TAX EXEMPTIONS; TRANSPORT FUEL;

BIOFUELS;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; EUROPEAN UNION; FOSSIL FUEL; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84859958732     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.02.051     Document Type: Article

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