Approaching sustainable development through energy management, the case of Fongo Tongo, Cameroon

International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 121-127

  Allesina, Giulio ^a   Pedrazzi, Simone ^a   Sgarbi, Federico ^b   Pompeo, Elisa ^a   Roberti, Camilla ^b   Cristiano, Vincenzo ^b   Tartarini, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b ALA Milano Onlus Interventi Sociali   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Corn cobs; Gasification; Modeling; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOOD PROCESSING; GASIFICATION; MODELS; PLANNING;

BLACK BOX APPROACH; CAMEROON; CONVERSION PROCESS; CORN COB; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; SECURITY MEASURE; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; VIABLE SOLUTIONS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84928779928     PISSN: 20089163     EISSN: 22516832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40095-014-0156-7     Document Type: Article

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