The Influence of Allocation on the Carbon Footprint of Electricity Production from Waste Gas, a Case Study for Blast Furnace Gas

Producing electricity from waste gas is an after treatment for waste gas while recovering the energy content. This paper addresses the methodology to calculate the effect that waste gas energy recovery has on lowering the impact of climate change. Greenhouse gases are emitted while burning the waste...

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Main Authors: Joeri Van Mierlo, Jan Mertens, Javier Sanfelix, Cathy Macharis, Fayçal Boureima, Maarten Messagie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-03-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/6/3/1217