GHG emission performance of various liquid transportation biofuels in Finland in accordance with the EU sustainability criteria

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 440-448

  Koponen, Kati ^a   Soimakallio, Sampo ^a   Tsupari, Eemeli ^a   Thun, Rabbe ^b   Antikainen, Riina ^c  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

EU sustainability criteria; Greenhouse gas emissions; Transportation biofuels; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NITROGEN OXIDES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; EUROPEAN UNION; FERTILISATION; FINLAND; GHG EMISSION; LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION; LIQUID TRANSPORTATION; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; PROCESS HEAT; SOIL CARBON STOCK; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; UNCERTAINTY;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; EMISSION CONTROL; EUROPEAN UNION; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GREENHOUSE GAS; LIQUID; NITROUS OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; OIL PRODUCTION; TRANSPORTATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

FINLAND;

EID: 84870741012     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.07.023     Document Type: Article

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