Generating renewable energy from oil palm biomass in Malaysia: The Feed-in Tariff policy framework

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-46

  Umar, Mohd Shaharin ^a   Jennings, Philip ^a   Urmee, Tania ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Feed in Tariff; Oil palm; Small Renewable Energy Programme; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PROVEN RESERVES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONVENTIONAL FUEL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FEED-IN TARIFF; OIL PALM; OIL PALM BIOMASS; POLICY FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRIES;

PALM OIL;

BIOMASS POWER; ENERGY MARKET; MONOCOTYLEDON; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

MALAYSIA;

ELAEIS;

EID: 84896712538     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.01.020     Document Type: Article

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