Utility assessment of parabolic solar cooker as a domestic cooking device in India

Renewable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1827-1838

  Pohekar, S D ^a   Ramachandran, M ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Cooking energy; Multi Attribute Utility Theory; Parabolic solar cooker

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; MICROWAVE OVENS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGIONAL PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

COOKING ENERGY; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE UTILITY THEORY; PARABOLIC SOLAR COOKERS (PSC); UTILITY ASSESSMENT;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

DECISION MAKING; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; MICROWAVE OVENS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGIONAL PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PERCEPTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOLAR COOKER;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33746322713     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.09.014     Document Type: Article

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