State of art of small scale biomass gasification power systems: A review of the different typologies

Energy Procedia

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 247-256

  Bocci, E ^a   Sisinni, M ^b   Moneti, M ^c   Vecchione, L ^c   Di Carlo, A ^b   Villarini, M ^c  

^a Marconi University   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c TUSCIA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Gas conditioning; Gasification; Power plant; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893673742     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.01.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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