Which is the preferable biogas utilisation technology for anaerobic digestion of agricultural crops in Ireland: Biogas to CHP or biomethane as a transport fuel?

Renewable Energy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 121-131

  Goulding, D ^a   Power, N ^a  

^a Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agricultural slurry; Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Biomethane; CHP; Energy crops

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; AGRICULTURAL SLURRIES; AGRICULTURAL SOURCES; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS; BIOGAS ENERGY; BIOMETHANE; CHP; CHP TECHNOLOGY; CROP ROTATION; ENERGY CROPS; ENERGY SOURCE; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FULL SCALE; GRASS SILAGES; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; IRELAND; MAIZE SILAGE; NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORT ENERGY; TRANSPORT FUEL; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CROPS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUELS; NATURAL RESOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOGAS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMPLIANCE; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; GRASS; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; MAIZE; METHANE; POWER GENERATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SILAGE; SLURRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

IRELAND;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS; HORDEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84870940772     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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