Sustainable energy and environmental impact: Role of renewables as clean and secure source of energy for the 21st century in Jordan

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 174-186

  Jaber, J O ^a   Badran, O O ^b   Abu Shikhah, N ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Electricity generation; Jordan; Renewable energy; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM REFINING; PLANNING; PRIVATIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION; INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS; JORDAN; NATIONAL ENERGY PLANS; NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 26444584176     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-003-0232-9     Document Type: Review

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