Technologies and innovation for system change in the UK: Status, prospects and system requirements of some leading renewable energy options

Energy Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 1905-1919

  Gross, Robert ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation in renewable energy; Intermittent generation; Wave and tidal power; Wind

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; MARKETING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TIDAL POWER; WIND;

SYSTEM CHANGEE; TIDAL STREAMS;

ENERGY POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; TIDAL POWER; WAVE POWER; WIND POWER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 2442649408     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2004.03.017     Document Type: Article

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