Model-based estimation of market potential for Bio-SNG in the German biomethane market until 2030 within a system dynamics approach

Agronomy Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 754-767

  Horschig, T ^a   Billig, E ^b   Thran D ^a,b  

^a DBFZ DEUTSCHES BIOMASSEFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEMEINNÜTZIGE GMBH   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bio SNG; Bioenergy markets; Biomethane; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969964208     PISSN: 1406894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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