Malaysian oil palm plantation sector: Exploiting renewable energy toward sustainability production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-15

  Ludin, Norasikin A ^a   Bakri, M Azwan M ^a,b   Kamaruddin, Norman ^b   Sopian, Kamaruzzaman ^a   Deraman, M Solah ^b   Hamid, Norul Hisham ^c   Asim, Nilofar ^a   Othman, M Yusuf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN PALM OIL BOARD   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Mechanizations; Palm oil; Renewable energy; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRIC VEHICLES; CULTIVATION PROCESS; LABOR INTENSIVE PROCESS; OIL PALM PLANTATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARGING (BATTERIES); GREENHOUSE GASES; MECHANIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PALM OIL;

ELAEIS;

EID: 84893716159     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.063     Document Type: Review

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