Economic-environmental analysis of handling biogas from sewage sludge digesters in WWTPs (wastewater treatment plants) for energy recovery: Case study of Bekkelaget WWTP in Oslo (Norway)

Energy

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 220-235

  Venkatesh, G ^a   Elmi, Rashid Abdi ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Oslo Water and Wastewater Authority   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digester; Biogas; Combined Heat and Power Plant; Transportation fuel; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; METHANE; RECOVERY; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANTS; ENERGY RECOVERY; SEWAGE SLUDGE DIGESTERS; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WEIGHTING FACTORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOGAS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; POWER PLANT; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

NORWAY; OSLO [NORWAY];

EID: 84881106187     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.05.025     Document Type: Article

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