Energy from agricultural and animal farming residues: Potential at a local scale

Energies

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3198-3217

  Fiorese, Giulia ^a,b   Guariso, Giorgio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Environmental impact; Manure management; Optimal planning

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CONVERSION PLANTS; CURRENT REGULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; MANURE MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN CONTENT; OPTIMAL PLANNING;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84866539078     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en5093198     Document Type: Article

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