Where to produce rapeseed biodiesel and why? Mapping European rapeseed energy efficiency

Renewable Energy

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-59

  van Duren, Iris ^a   Voinov, Alexey ^a   Arodudu, Oludunsin ^a,b   Firrisa, Melese Tesfaye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass feedstock; Energy policy; EROEI; GIS; Sustainable yield; Zoning

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOMASS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OILSEEDS; ZONING;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; EROEI; EU COUNTRIES; PRODUCTION PROCESS; RAPE METHYL ESTERS; SUSTAINABLE YIELDS; TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOFUEL; DIESEL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MAPPING; SEED; BIOENERGY; CANOLA; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 84906252595     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.07.016     Document Type: Article

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