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Bioenergy development : issues and impacts for poverty and natural resource management / Elizabeth Cushion, Adrian Whiteman, and Gerhard Dieterle.
Series: Agriculture and rural development seriesPublication details: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2010.Description: xviii, 249 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780821376294 (pbk.) :
- 0821376292 (pbk.) :
- HD9502.5.B542 C87 2010
Contents:
Overview. Main types of bioenergy ; This report ; Total bioenergy supply and contribution to TPES ; Outlook for bioenergy consumption ; Forces affecting bioenergy development ; Concerns about bioenergy development ; Policies, targets, and instruments -- Solid biomass. Long-term trend and outlook for primary solid biomass ; Bioenergy production from solid biomass ; Traditional uses of solid biomass for energy ; Modern and industrial uses of solid biomamss for energy ; Energy systems based on biomass pellets ; Notes -- Liquid biofuels. Bioethanol for fuel ; Biodiesel for fuel ; Economic viability of liquid biofuel production ; Social and environmental impacts -- Impacts and issues at the country and regional levels. Africa ; East Asia and Pacific ; Europe and Central Asia ; Latin America and the Caribbean ; Middle East and North Africa ; South Asia ; Notes.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | HD 9502.5 .B542 C87 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5014851 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview. Main types of bioenergy ; This report ; Total bioenergy supply and contribution to TPES ; Outlook for bioenergy consumption ; Forces affecting bioenergy development ; Concerns about bioenergy development ; Policies, targets, and instruments -- Solid biomass. Long-term trend and outlook for primary solid biomass ; Bioenergy production from solid biomass ; Traditional uses of solid biomass for energy ; Modern and industrial uses of solid biomamss for energy ; Energy systems based on biomass pellets ; Notes -- Liquid biofuels. Bioethanol for fuel ; Biodiesel for fuel ; Economic viability of liquid biofuel production ; Social and environmental impacts -- Impacts and issues at the country and regional levels. Africa ; East Asia and Pacific ; Europe and Central Asia ; Latin America and the Caribbean ; Middle East and North Africa ; South Asia ; Notes.
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