Net energy, CO2 emission and land-based cost-benefit analyses of Jatropha biodiesel: A case study of the Panzhihua region of Sichuan Province in China

Energies

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2150-2164

  Deng, Xiangzheng ^a   Han, Jianzhi ^a,b   Yin, Fang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Cost benefit analysis; Jatropha curcas; Land suitability assessment; Net energy; Substitute energy

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; CULTIVATION; DIESEL FUELS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; OILS AND FATS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SEED; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION; JATROPHA CURCAS; LAND SUITABILITY ASSESSMENTS; LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NET ENERGY; PLANTATION ESTABLISHMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SUBSTITUTE ENERGIES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864599218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en5072150     Document Type: Article

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