The European directive on renewable electricity: Conflicts and compromises

Energy Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 965-974

  Rowlands, Ian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electricity; European Union; Renewables

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCES; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

EUROPEAN UNION; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 10944241527     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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