LNG as vehicle fuel and the problem of supply: The Italian case study

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 503-512

  Arteconi, A ^a   Polonara, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI ECAMPUS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; LNG; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE PRICES; CONVENTIONAL FUEL; HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES; NATURAL GAS PRICE; PRESSURE REDUCTION; REGASIFICATION TERMINALS; SITE LIQUEFACTION; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

LIQUEFACTION;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; COMPETITIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS SUPPLY; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; PRICE DYNAMICS;

ITALY;

EID: 84884982824     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.016     Document Type: Article

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