Bioenergy potential and consumption in Pakistan

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 379-389

  Butt, Saad ^a   Hartmann, Ingo ^a   Lenz, Volker ^a  

^a DBFZ DEUTSCHES BIOMASSEFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEMEINNÜTZIGE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cooking; Fuelwood; Heating; High potential; Small scale combustion systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS; BIOENERGY POTENTIAL; BIOMASS UTILIZATION; COMBUSTION SYSTEMS; FUELWOOD; HIGH POTENTIAL; HOUSEHOLD SECTORS; TECHNOLOGY PATTERNS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; COOKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FUEL SYSTEMS; HEATING;

BIOMASS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; DEVELOPING WORLD; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEATING;

PAKISTAN;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HARNESS;

EID: 84888837682     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.08.009     Document Type: Review

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