Sustainable energy transitions in emerging economies: The formation of a palm oil biomass waste-to-energy niche in Malaysia 1990-2011

Energy Policy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 666-676

  Hansen, Ulrich Elmer ^a   Nygaard, Ivan ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomass energy; Malaysia; Niche development

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COSTS; CRUDE OIL PRICE; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIO-MASS ENERGY; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; MALAYSIA; NICHE DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

PALM OIL;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84892477473     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.11.028     Document Type: Article

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