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Biomass Combustion for Electricity Generation

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  1. GOPA - International Energy Consultants GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany

    Andreas Wiese

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    Martin Kaltschmitt

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Wiese, A. (2019). Biomass Combustion for Electricity Generation. In: Kaltschmitt, M. (eds) Energy from Organic Materials (Biomass). Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7813-7_254

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