Cogenerating electricity from charcoaling: A promising new advanced technology

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 171-176

  de Miranda, Rogério Carneiro ^a   Bailis, Rob ^b   Vilela, Adriana de Oliveira ^c  

^a Yale University ^*

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Rima Industrial S/A   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Charcoal smoke; Cogeneration; Methane; Pyrolysis gases; Tar

Indexed keywords

BRICKMAKING; COGENERATION PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; GASES; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT ENGINES; METHANE; PYROLYSIS; STEAM ENGINEERING; STEAM ENGINES; STIRLING ENGINES; TAR;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; COGENERATION; COGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES; EXTERNAL COMBUSTIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY;

CHARCOAL;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; BIOMASS POWER; CHARCOAL; COGENERATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; METHANE; PYROLYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TAR;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84875629409     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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