Energy potentials and sustainability-the case of sisal residues in Tanzania

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 312-319

  Terrapon Pfaff, Julia C ^a,b   Fischedick, Manfred ^b   Monheim, Heiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b and Energy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural residues; Anaerobic digestion; Sisal; Sustainability; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CAPACITY INSTALLATION; DECENTRALIZED ELECTRICITY PRODUCTIONS; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; SISAL; SOCIO-ECONOMIC CRITERION; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; TANZANIA;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOENERGY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

TANZANIA;

AGAVE SISALANA;

EID: 84865427270     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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