Modelling the economics of farm-based anaerobic digestion in a UK whole-farm context

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 215-225

  Jones, Philip ^a   Salter, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Farm economics; Farm modelling

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FARM MODELLING; GHG MITIGATION; MODELLING TOOLS; NORMATIVE DATA; ORGANIC WASTES; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; VEHICLE FUELS;

AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; FUELS; METHANE;

NUTRIENTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; HEATING; HOLISTIC APPROACH; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84884980670     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.109     Document Type: Article

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