Transport sector in Ireland: Can 2020 national policy targets drive indigenous biofuel production to success?

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 310-322

  Gusciute, Egle ^a   Devlin, Ger ^a   Murphy, Fionnuala ^a   Mcdonnell, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE GASES;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CURRENT SUPPLIES; IRISH GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL POLICIES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SUPPORT MECHANISM; TRANSPORT SECTORS; WASTE VEGETABLE OIL;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 84899102622     PISSN: 20418396     EISSN: 2041840X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wene.84     Document Type: Review

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