The competitiveness of synthetic natural gas as a propellant in the Swedish fuel market

Energy Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 810-818

  Mohseni, Farzad ^a   Görling, Martin ^a   Alvfors, Per ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Economic feasibility; Sabatier reaction; Synthetic natural gas

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RETURNS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ELECTRICITY PRICES; FUEL MARKETS; INVESTMENT COSTS; ROAD TRANSPORT SECTORS; RUNNING COST; SABATIER REACTION; SELLING PRICES; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; PROFITABILITY;

COSTS;

COMPETITIVENESS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; FOSSIL FUEL; INVESTMENT; NATURAL GAS; PROFITABILITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84870695799     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.10.049     Document Type: Article

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