The electric energy potential of landfill biogas in Brazil

Energy Policy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 150-164

  Mambeli Barros, Regina ^a   Tiago Filho, Geraldo Lúcio ^a   da Silva, Tiago Rodrigo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Energy; Landfill biogas; Methane

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; FINANCIAL VIABILITY; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; POTENTIAL POPULATION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; THE NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV);

BIOGAS; EARNINGS; INDUSTRY; METHANE; POPULATION STATISTICS; RESIDUAL FUELS; SOLID WASTES;

LAND FILL;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOGAS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; LANDFILL; METHANE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLID WASTE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84890282877     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.028     Document Type: Article

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