Effects of changes in Italian bioenergy promotion schemes for agricultural biogas projects: Insights from a regional optimization model

Energy Policy

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 189-205

  Chinese, D ^a   Patrizio, P ^a   Nardin, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural biogas; Bioenergy support schemes; Supply chain optimization

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; BIOGAS; EFFLUENTS; FEEDSTOCKS; FERTILIZERS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANTS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; BIO-ENERGY; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; INCENTIVE STRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION MODELING; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT; SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION;

INVESTMENTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOENERGY; BIOGAS; EFFLUENT; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ITALY;

EID: 84921892599     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.09.014     Document Type: Article

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