Cost-effectiveness of GHG emission reduction measures and energy recovery from municipal waste in Croatia

Energy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 203-211

  Schneider, Daniel Rolph ^a   Kirac, Mislav ^b   Hublin, Andrea ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

^c Ekonerg Energy and Environmental Protection Institute   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; GHG emissions; Marginal costs; Waste management; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECOVERY; REFUSE DERIVED FUELS; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CROATIA; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY RECOVERY; GHG EMISSION; LANDFILL GAS; MARGINAL COSTS; MECHANICAL-BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MUNICIPAL WASTE; RECOVERING ENERGY; WASTE TO ENERGY;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CROATIA;

EID: 84869883680     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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