Can solar sources meet Australia's electricity and liquid fuel demand?

International Journal of Global Energy Issues

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-94

  Trainer, Ted ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Photovoltaics; Renewable energy; Solar energy; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SALES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GROSS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; LIQUID FUEL DEMAND; PHOTOVOLTAICS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0037214614     PISSN: 09547118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2003.002383     Document Type: Article

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