The future of nuclear power and renewable energy sources in the european union

Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 348-361

  Kaygusuz, K ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy cost; Energy policy; Nuclear power; Renewable technology

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONTROL; CLIMATOLOGY; CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MODERNIZATION; NATURAL RESOURCES; NUCLEAR ENERGY; POWER GENERATION; PUBLIC POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TECHNOLOGY;

CHALLENGING PROBLEM; COLLATERAL DAMAGE; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; CURRENT PATTERNS; ENERGY COST; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY MIX; ENERGY SECTORS; ENERGY SUPPLIES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; EUROPEAN UNION; EXISTING ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER; POLICY-MAKERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 52949083976     PISSN: 15567249     EISSN: 15567257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567240701492832     Document Type: Article

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