Renewable energy markets in developing countries

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment

Volumn 27, Issue , 2002, Pages 309-348

  Martinot, Eric ^a   Chaurey, Akanksha ^b   Lew, Debra ^c   Moreira, José Roberto ^d   Wamukonya, Njeri ^e  

^a Global Environment Facility   (United States)

^b THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Biomass Users Network   (Brazil)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

BiomassWind power; Rural development; Solar; Sustainable energy policy

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENERGY POLICY; RURAL AREAS; WIND POWER;

RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 0036457995     PISSN: 10563466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.27.122001.083444     Document Type: Article

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