An overview of agricultural biomass for decentralized rural energy in Ghana

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-25

  Mohammed, Y S ^a   Mokhtar, A S ^a   Bashir, N ^b   Saidur, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agricultural biomass; Decentralized energy; Rural Ghana

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; RURAL AREAS;

AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS; BIOENERGY TECHNOLOGY; BIOMASS RESOURCES; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DECENTRALIZED ENERGY; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; GRID ELECTRICITY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84871385229     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.11.047     Document Type: Review

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