Environmental performance assessment of retrofitting existing coal fired power plants to co-firing with biomass: Carbon footprint and emergy approach

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 13-27

  Andric I ^a   Jamali Zghal, N ^a   Santarelli, M ^b   Lacarriere B ^a   Le Corre, O ^a  

^a DSEE   (France)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbon footprint; Co firing; Coal; Emergy

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COAL; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RETROFITTING;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CO-FIRING; CONDENSING POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; EMERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 85028233120     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.019     Document Type: Article

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