The UK domestic photovoltaics industry and the role of central government

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2268-2280

  Keirstead, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Joined up government; Microgeneration; Photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT; JOINED-UP GOVERNMENT; MICROGENERATION POLICY; PHOTOVOLTAICS INDUSTRY;

ENERGY POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; STAKEHOLDER; STATE ROLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33845423866     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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