Electricity and substitute natural gas generation from the conversion of wastewater treatment plant sludge

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 404-413

  Bidart, Christian ^a   Fröhling, Magnus ^a   Schultmann, Frank ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogas; Chile; Electricity; Sludge; Substitute natural gas; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; COSTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NATURAL GAS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHILE; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ECONOMIC INFORMATION; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; SLUDGE; SUBSTITUTE NATURAL GAS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

COMPETITIVENESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GIS; NATURAL GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHILE;

EID: 84883010634     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.07.028     Document Type: Article

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