Optimisation of biomass waste to energy conversion systems for rural grid-connected applications

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 1013-1021

  Namuli, R ^a   Jaumard, B ^a   Awasthi, A ^b   Pillay, P ^a  

^a Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

^b University of Concordia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass waste; Energy conversion; Optimisation; Tabu Search

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENERGY CONVERSION; FOSSIL FUELS; MANURES; PROPANE; TABU SEARCH;

BIOMASS WASTES; ENGINE-GENERATOR; GRID-CONNECTED; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; MANURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; MAXIMUM REVENUE; MODE OF OPERATIONS; OPTIMISATIONS; PARETO FRONT;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOGAS; BIOMASS POWER; FOSSIL FUEL; HEATING; INSTALLATION; MANURE; OPTIMIZATION; PROPANE; RECYCLING; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FARM;

EID: 84870755691     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.011     Document Type: Article

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