Sugar beet for bioethanol production: An approach based on environmental agricultural outputs

Energy Policy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 662-668

  Salazar Ordóñez, Melania ^a   Pérez Hernández, Pedro P ^a   Martín Lozano, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD LOYOLA ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Environmental outputs; Sugar beet

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL OUTPUTS; FARM SCALE; LINES OF ACTION; POTENTIAL DEPENDENCY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

BIOETHANOL; CROPS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

SUGAR BEETS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; CROP PRODUCTION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ETHANOL; EUROPEAN UNION; SUGAR BEET; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

SPAIN;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 84873135036     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.063     Document Type: Article

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