Environmental benefits of implementing alternative energy technologies in developing countries

Applied Energy

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 89-100

  Buran, B ^a   Butler, L ^a   Currano, A ^a   Smith, E ^a   Tung, W ^a   Cleveland, K ^a   Buxton, C ^a   Lam, D ^a   Obler, T ^a   Rais Bahrami, S ^a   Stryker, M ^a   Herold, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative energy; Developing countries; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FOSSIL FUELS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POWER GENERATION;

CHINA; INDIA;

EID: 0042566236     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(03)00050-3     Document Type: Article

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