Renewable electricity - what is the true cost?

Power Engineering Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-12

  Norton, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 0033077468     PISSN: 09503366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/pe:19990104     Document Type: Article

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