Human energy requirements in Jatropha oil production for rural electrification in Tanzania

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 297-302

  Grimsby, Lars Kåre ^a   Aune, Jens Bernt ^a   Johnsen, Fred Håkon ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Human energy; Jatropha; Mini grid; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HARVESTING; MOTIVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HUMAN ENERGY; JATROPHA; MINI GRIDS; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; TIME CONSUMPTION;

RURAL AREAS;

BIOFUEL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HARVESTING; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME; OIL PRODUCTION; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETABLE OIL;

TANZANIA;

JATROPHA;

EID: 84865432671     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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