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Small-scale biomass gasifiers for heat and power: A global review. World Bank Technical Paper No. 296

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:529781
Biomass gasification--generating energy from domestic waste products--has been the object of renewed interest in light of the energy crises of the past 20 to 25 years. This paper summarizes data from a four-year biomass monitoring program (1986-90) that covered the performance, economics, safety, and public acceptability of biomass gasifiers in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Research Organization:
World Bank Group, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
529781
Report Number(s):
WB--0514/XAB; ISBN 0-8213-3371-2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English