Energy crop-based biogas as vehicle fuel-the impact of crop selection on energy efficiency and greenhouse gas performance

Energies

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 6033-6058

  Börjesson, Pål ^a   Prade, Thomas ^a   Lantz, Mikael ^a   Björnsson, Lovisa ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biogas; Energy balance; Energy crops; Greenhouse gas emission; LCA; Vehicle fuel

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CARBON; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENERGY BALANCE; FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; NITROGEN OXIDES; SUGAR BEETS; VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ENERGY CROPS; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG); LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; VEHICLE FUELS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84933566326     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en8066033     Document Type: Article

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