Understanding the diffusion of domestic biogas technologies. Systematic conceptualisation of existing evidence from developing and emerging countries

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 74, Issue , 2017, Pages 1287-1299

  Ortiz, Willington ^a,b   Terrapon Pfaff, Julia ^a   Dienst, Carmen ^a  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodigester; Cooking energy; Developing countries; Domestic biogas; Innovation diffusion; Socio technical transitions

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIFFUSION;

BIODIGESTERS; BIOGAS TECHNOLOGIES; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; COOKING ENERGIES; DOMESTIC BIOGAS; EMERGING COUNTRIES; ENERGY; INNOVATIONS DIFFUSION; SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSITIONS; UNIVERSAL ACCESS;

BIOGAS;

EID: 85006836405     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.11.090     Document Type: Review

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